Festivals
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Context and Conversation: The Discourse within Telluride’s Programming
It is a common feature of film festivals for the selections in the program to be conversant with one another. Themes emerge... -
Telluride or Die: Telluride’s Student Symposium is a Young Filmmaker’s Dream Come True, Says a 2017 Grad
I had the honor of attending last weekend’s Telluride Film Festival as a member of its 44th Student Symposium, which ran August... -
Ask a Festival Expert: Write In Your Questions About Film Festival Submissions, and We’ll Get the Best Ones Answered
Do you have questions about submitting your film to film festivals, but are too afraid to ask? This is your chance to... -
The Cutting Edge: Tips on Working Better With Your Editor, From the Sundance NEXT FEST 2017 Panel
Cinema royalty descended on Downtown Los Angeles from August 10-13, 2017 for another year of Sundance NEST FEST: from Quentin Tarantino, who... -
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival 2017: It’s Quaint at First Glance, but SLO Has a Lot Going On
Long after the boysenberry aromas of a San Luis Obispo-made Zinfandel were washed from my palate, the local flavor of the sleepy... -
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival 2017: An Oasis of Intimacy in the Vast Mountain Night
A diehard ski racer, Dave McCoy built the first of his portable rope tows on 11,053-foot Mammoth Mountain 80 years ago—for his... -
Thin Line Fest 2017: A Festival Where "Run, Don’t Walk" Takes on a Literal Dimension
When I learned my documentary What Happened in Vegas, about police corruption in Las Vegas, had gotten accepted to the Newport Beach... -
Omaha Film Festival 2017: 13 Reasons Why This Midwest Festival is Never Middle of The Pack
As a veteran of one sweep around the festival circuit, I’ve been to some wonderful festivals… and a few that were no... -
Oxford Film Festival 2017: This Mississippi Gem Instantly Wins Over All Newcomers
With my debut feature, Gold Star, accepted to the Oxford Film Festival, my experience began before my plane wheels even touched the... -
International Film Festival for Environment, Health, and Culture 2017: Get The Royal Treatment at This Ceremony
“WishMakers” is a documentary about the Tulip Winery, established in an adult special needs residential community in the Village of Hope, Israel. Producing a film that celebrates life without regard for physical...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Sydney on the Map: To Land Breakout Roles, Sydney Sweeney Draws Her Own Maps of the Characters She Inhabits
A reverent initiate of a patriarchal regime; a disturbed young psychiatric hospital ward; a sexually questioning teen with a flair for the dramatic; a mysterious denizen...Inside the Issue: Directing
Think Like A Photographer: Generation Wealth’s Lauren Greenfield Shares How Still Techniques Make Better Movies
The biggest change I experienced when I went from making pictures to making films was the sense of an arc—of creating a story over time, and...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: Casting Unknowns Was Key to Finding the Laughs and Lived-In Feel of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade
Before I directed my first film, Eighth Grade, I had heard that 90 percent of directing is casting. I’m sure there are other directors who weigh...2