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  • Film School Advice
  • Summer 2015

Film School Alumni Advice: Knock Knock Director Eli Roth

When MovieMaker asked a range of successful indie filmmakers to participate in our Film School Roundtable article for our upcoming…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, 2015

Was it worth it? Indie film, by definition, resides on the margins. It’s a medium of miracles, of squeezing so…

9 years ago
  • Interviews
  • Screenwriting

Big Bang Theory: Screenwriter Anthony McCarten Proves that Perseverance Pays Off with The Theory of Everything

According to screenwriter Anthony McCarten, there's one proven theory about working in the creative arts: You need to have a…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

Park City: 13 Breakthroughs from Sundance 2015

Sometimes calling someone a “Sundance darling” can feel patronizing, as if their onscreen achievements, whatever those may be, only rank…

9 years ago
  • Best Of

Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2015: Top 10 Big Cities

All this week, we’re releasing the 2015 edition of our annual Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker…

9 years ago
  • Festivals
  • Inside MM - Festivals
  • Winter 2015

Park City 2015: 13 Picks from Sundance and Slamdance

After three exalted decades, Sundance maintains its spot on the international film festival circuit as the premiere U.S. event of…

9 years ago
  • Fall 2014
  • Festivals

The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2014

Our annual list of the world’s weirdest and most wonderful cinematic celebrations: the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World.…

9 years ago
  • Acting

Playing Both Sides: Mark Webber Talks Happy Christmas and Directing as an Actor

From roles in fan favorites like Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, to writing and directing semi-autobiographical passion projects like The…

10 years ago
  • Documentary
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: ER Chaos in Code Black

If you had rare access to one of the most intense medical environments in the world, how would you translate…

10 years ago
  • Directing
  • How They Did It

Capturing a Neo-Realist New Delhi: Richie Mehta Talks Process and Inspiration for Siddharth

In 2010, Indian-Canadian filmmaker Richie Mehta met a man whose story inspired his script for Siddharth. The film screened at the 70th Venice…

10 years ago
  • Acting
  • Interviews

Three Women Talk In A Basement: Happy Christmas’ Melanie Lynskey On Improv, Lena Dunham, and Feminism

Melanie Lynskey has built a career on genuine, naturalistic portrayals of women in films like Up in the Air, Win Win Hello,…

10 years ago