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This past fall, the largest city in Montana dove headfirst into the film festival scene with the inaugural Montana International…
Classically beautiful venues screened prestige titles and the best of the Midwest at Milwaukee Film Festival 2018—a fest teeming with…
In the Midwestern heart of Columbia, Missouri, the non-fiction-focused True/False Film Festival spoiled attendees with heady lectures and panels, put…
Seven decades, three remakes, and a collective 17 Oscar nominations haven't distorted or even dented the effect of William Wellman's…
The Serbian village that houses Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival 2018 was built for a film, but makes for…
MovieMaker has again joined forces with Austin Film Festival (AFF)—that rare forum where writers get as much glory as they…
The Washington D.C. area's 2017 Washington West Film Festival wrapped to uproarious applause and camaraderie, and highlights included Ty Burrell's…
The Hawaii International Film Festival turned 37 in November, and along with its typically top-notch programming and famous hospitality, it…
The 20th edition of Memphis' annual independent film festival celebrated the city's legendary cultural roots, while bringing to the screen…
Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival is fast establishing itself as a premier "destination festival," and even more impressively, defying more…
It isn’t a coincidence that the 5th YoFiFest ran parallel to the city of Yonkers' recent burst of artistic and…
Like ships coming in to dock at the city’s urban port, burgeoning moviemakers arrived at Tacoma Film Festival’s 12th annual…
While accepting an award from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists at the Whistler Film Festival in 2013, DIY indie…
Milwaukee's 2017 Film Festival features nearly 300 of the year's most anticipated films, from box-office busters to independent festival circuit…
With special appearances, free swag, and even better films, Southern City ran a festival superior to festivals 10 years its…
On the opening night of the 2016 Nevada City Film Festival, I mingled with moviemakers, organizers and audience members, eager…
I wasn’t expecting much from Covellite International Film Festival in 2016, seeing that it was the festival’s first year.
What you want is a festival that keeps moviemakers in mind, and my experience at DC Shorts Film Festival and…
It’s the morning after the opening night party of the Edmonton International Film Festival. My film The Untitled Work of…
Creatures from all realms—fantasy, horror, and science fiction—descended into Utah and made their way to the screen at FilmQuest, June…
When Portland Film Festival director Josh Leake called me to say he wanted my first indie feature to debut on…
To premiere your movie for the first time is an event. To premiere your movie in New York City is…
In this third episode, MovieMaker sits down with director Liz Garcia of the much anticipated film the Lifeguard, starring Kristen…
This time we sit down with director Kyle Patrick Alvarez and star Jonathan Groff of the US Dramatic Competition film…