The Hawaii International Film Festival turned 37 in November, and along with its typically top-notch programming and famous hospitality, it…
From the moment you arrive at the airport in Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis Presley follows you around as an omnipresent figure.…
Long after the boysenberry aromas of a San Luis Obispo-made Zinfandel were washed from my palate, the local flavor of…
When I learned my documentary What Happened in Vegas, about police corruption in Las Vegas, had gotten accepted to the…
With my debut feature, Gold Star, accepted to the Oxford Film Festival, my experience began before my plane wheels even…
The idea for LA Femme International Film Festival, for women directors, writers and producers, came to me in 2004 as…
I had a Roswell, New Mexico local relate this story to me: He was on vacation near Transylvania when a…
For many, the idea of Houston is rooted in a combination of history and popular myth. A mountain of towering…
First-time producer Brandon Jackson, whose film This is Honduras premiered at Chagrin Documentary Film Festival in 2016, likens the festival…
They had me at "Montana.” I first visited Montana six years ago to shoot my college thesis film. Ever since,…
You’ve heard it said that Canadians are the nicest people in the world. Well, let’s get more specific: Edmontonians are,…
My Park City initiation was like getting hugged and slapped at the same time. I produced Dave Made a Maze,…
Arriving early on the opening night of the 2016 Nevada City Film Festival, I mingled with moviemakers, organizers and audience…
I wasn’t expecting much from Covellite International Film Festival, seeing that it was the festival’s first year. Until that point,…
As a producer, I need to be very careful about which festivals to enter and, when accepted, travel to. A…
The Oaxaca FilmFest is one of the best film festivals I have had the pleasure to attend in my 15-plus…
The Sedona International Film Festival 2015 (February 21 to March 1) celebrated 21 years in February and rolled out the…