Festival Wrap

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Festival Wrap: Island Casual Mixes with Serious Cinema Aesthetic at Hawaii International Festival 2017

The Hawaii International Film Festival turned 37 in November, and along with its typically top-notch programming and famous hospitality, it…

6 years ago
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Festival Wrap: Indie Memphis 2017 Celebrates 20 Years of Flavorful Cinema

From the moment you arrive at the airport in Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis Presley follows you around as an omnipresent figure.…

6 years ago
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San Luis Obispo International Film Festival 2017: It’s Quaint at First Glance, but SLO Has a Lot Going On

Long after the boysenberry aromas of a San Luis Obispo-made Zinfandel were washed from my palate, the local flavor of…

7 years ago
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Thin Line Fest 2017: A Festival Where "Run, Don’t Walk" Takes on a Literal Dimension

When I learned my documentary What Happened in Vegas, about police corruption in Las Vegas, had gotten accepted to the…

7 years ago
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Oxford Film Festival 2017: This Mississippi Gem Instantly Wins Over All Newcomers

With my debut feature, Gold Star, accepted to the Oxford Film Festival, my experience began before my plane wheels even…

7 years ago
  • Summer 2017

LA Femme International Film Festival 2017: An Oral History of a "By Women, For Everyone" Festival

The idea for LA Femme International Film Festival, for women directors, writers and producers, came to me in 2004 as…

7 years ago
  • Summer 2017

Roswell Film Festival 2017: Come Out to This Fledgling New Mexico Festival, And You’ll Want to Believe

I had a Roswell, New Mexico local relate this story to me: He was on vacation near Transylvania when a…

7 years ago
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Festival Wrap: Literally Short Film Festival is Pequeño Pero Poderoso – Small But Mighty

For many, the idea of Houston is rooted in a combination of history and popular myth. A mountain of towering…

7 years ago
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Festival Beat: In its Seventh Year, Chagrin Documentary Film Festival Feels Both Major League and Down Home

First-time producer Brandon Jackson, whose film This is Honduras premiered at Chagrin Documentary Film Festival in 2016, likens the festival…

7 years ago
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Festival Beat: Big Payoff at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 2017

They had me at "Montana.” I first visited Montana six years ago to shoot my college thesis film. Ever since,…

7 years ago
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Festival Beat: The Love is Real and Personal at the Edmonton International Film Festival 2017

You’ve heard it said that Canadians are the nicest people in the world. Well, let’s get more specific: Edmontonians are,…

7 years ago
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Festival Beat: Freezing Weather Belied Warm Welcome at Slamdance 2017

My Park City initiation was like getting hugged and slapped at the same time. I produced Dave Made a Maze,…

7 years ago
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Festival Wrap: What’s Old is New Again at Nevada City Film Festival 2016

Arriving early on the opening night of the 2016 Nevada City Film Festival, I mingled with moviemakers, organizers and audience…

7 years ago
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Festival Wrap: The Inaugural Covellite International Film Festival in Butte, Montana Has Unusual Charm

I wasn’t expecting much from Covellite International Film Festival, seeing that it was the festival’s first year. Until that point,…

7 years ago
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Festival Wrap: Washington, D.C. Proves to Be a Capitol of Hospitality at DC Shorts 2016

As a producer, I need to be very careful about which festivals to enter and, when accepted, travel to. A…

7 years ago
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Festival Wrap: Oaxaca FilmFest 2014

The Oaxaca FilmFest is one of the best film festivals I have had the pleasure to attend in my 15-plus…

9 years ago
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High Energy: Sedona International Film Festival Ascends the Ranks of the Circuit

The Sedona International Film Festival 2015 (February 21 to March 1) celebrated 21 years in February and rolled out the…

9 years ago