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April 5, 2017
The contrast between absolute power and total impotence is the thematic core of Albert Serra’s latest portrait, The Death of…
March 6, 2017
Accidentally seeing The Texas Chain Saw Massacre at the age of six is the perfect origin story for the director…
February 7, 2017
The founder of Southern City explains how he delivered a robust cultural experience and hands-on film education to the small…
January 25, 2017
Oscar-winning writer-director Asghar Faradi talks about giving clues for viewers without stating the obvious, milking suspense and what "Iranian film"…
December 1, 2016
Brillante Mendoza's Ma'Rosa centers on a mother-turned-criminal, addressing social difficulties deeply ingrained in the Southwest Asian nation.
October 15, 2016
Still alive at 35, Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead rose from a proof-of-concept short, Within the Woods, which jumpstarted a…
October 6, 2016
Sophokles Tasioulis, producer of Terrence Malick's Voyage of Time, breaks down the business of IMAX and shares his quest to…
April 14, 2016
From A-list actors to unknown directors, sales agents to everyday film lovers, everyone at the Cannes Film Festival is focused…
May 27, 2014
Patricia Chica recaps Cannes 2014 for us with some insight into the most successful aspects of her adventure including meetings,…
May 21, 2014
Independent filmmaker Patricia Chica covers the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
May 19, 2014
You can read part one of Patricia Chica's personal Cannes diary right here. Today, on Day Three, Patricia interviews journalist…
May 16, 2014
Patricia Chica is an independent Canadian filmmaker taking three of her short films to the 2014 Cannes Film Market.
May 15, 2014
Patricia Chica is an independent Canadian filmmaker taking three of her short films to the 2014 Cannes Film Market.
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April 23, 2014
Director Jeremy Saulnier retraces his path to winning the Indie Film Lotto with his sleek bullet of a revenge flick,…
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September 19, 2013
This week’s Festival Spotlight goes to Queen’s World Film Festival—a fest that has seen it all. QWFF has bounced back…
September 19, 2013
If you don't premiere at Sundance, can you still mount a successful festival run? Director Kyle Patrick Alvarez thinks so.
July 24, 2013
Since storming the film scene in 1994, Kevin Smith has come to define the role of the 21st-century, "independent moviemaker."…
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June 4, 2013
Ten days after the rain clouds dissipated, Aaron Hillis looks back at the high points of the 2013 Cannes festival…
May 15, 2013
Josh Ralske looks at nine unmissable films premiering at the 66th Festival de Cannes.
February 3, 2013
Emir Kusturica, founder and director of the Kustendorf Film and Music Festival, pulled in a number of fascinating directors to
January 2, 1995
“At first I didn’t know people could say those things about you,” Alan Rudolph intimates with a smile. “With all