Three’s Company: A Busy Weekend Of L.A. Film Fests Highlights The City’s Multiculturalism and Fierce Independence
Repertoire theaters, star-studded evenings, plenty of multiplexes and art houses theaters, as well as a never-ending stream of festivals make Los Angeles a perpetually engaging...
How They Did It: Eliza Sherman’s Revenge Made, Then Ripped Off a Prosthetic Arm Without Paying an Arm and a Leg
No-budget indie moviemaking is hard enough as it is, but when you decide to throw in visual effects, it can really test the limits of...
How They Did It: The Director of One Less God Used "Re-Voicing" Tricks to Fine-Tune Foreign-Language Performances
The attacks of November 2008 in Mumbai brought India and much of the world to a standstill. Although India has endured repeated terrorist attacks, this...
What’s Indie Moviemaking in Two Words? "Pragmatism" and "Bricolage," Says the Director of Pop-Up
What does “independent” really mean? If your film stars Jennifer Aniston, and had a $30 million budget, does it really qualify as indie? Sundance seems...
Festival Preview: Dances With Films 2015 Sweeps Up a Storm in Hollywood
After thriving in the temperamental city of Los Angeles for nearly two decades, the fiercely independent film festival Dances With Films opens May 28 for its...
Festivals: The Founding and Future of Dances With Films
It started on a dark and stormy night…no wait… that’s another story. Dances With Films started with festival founders, Michael Trent and Leslee Scallon (that’s...
Best Of: The Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2013
This week we’re announcing our 2013 Coolest Film Festivals in the World results, voted by YOU, two categories per day – leading up to the...
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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 academic setting are...
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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 impassioned team of...
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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 his role in...