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The 2019 MovieMaker Sundance Survey: Eleven Sundance-Selected Films, and Their Mountain-Bound Makers
The 35th Sundance Film Festival received a record-breaking 14,000-plus submissions, with 4,000-plus feature-length films among them. Of the 112 features selected, 45 of their... -
Foreign Contenders: Rahmatou Keïta on Financing Niger’s The Wedding Ring Entirely with African Funds
Financially limited, but overflowing with cultural richness, African cinema is less frequently present at international festivals than productions from most other regions... -
NewFilmmakers LA: Rebecca Kenyon, Priscilla Gonzalez Sainz, Valentino N. Misino and More
This new installment of our series of NewFilmmakers LA interviews features conversations about movies directed by D.P. Carlson, Joel Fendelman, James Martin and Bud... -
On the Basis of Sex: Director Mimi Leder on the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biopic, RBG’s Reaction to its Sex Scene, and More
On the Basis of Sex, a new movie by veteran director Mimi Leder, is the origin story of Supreme Court Justice Ruth... -
“Do Something That Doesn’t Bore the Crap Out Of You”: How Rust Creek Dir. Jen McGowan Avoided a Cookie Cutter Career
“I make material that I find interesting,” says director Jen McGowan. “I’m a feminist, so those themes are present, but I like...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Mads Mikkelsen
From Star Wars to Marvel, from prestige TV (Hannibal) to high-profile Oscar contenders (At Eternity’s Gate), Mads Mikkelsen can be seen stretching his dramatic skills across the board these...1Inside the Issue: Directing
The 2019 MovieMaker Sundance Survey: Eleven Sundance-Selected Films, and Their Mountain-Bound Makers
The 35th Sundance Film Festival received a record-breaking 14,000-plus submissions, with 4,000-plus feature-length films among them. Of the 112 features selected, 45 of their makers were first-timers. The fest’s...1Inside the Issue: How To
Breaking and Entering, Part One: How To Shoot Down Self-Doubt and Pay the Rent While Making It In the Film Industry
Becoming a moviemaker seemed like an impossibly ambitious goal when I was growing up. I was living in Brazil, watching bootleg copies of David Cronenberg films and, with...