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The First Annual Pioneertown International Film Festival Is Riding Into Town

Watch out, cowboys — there's a new film festival coming to town. The first annual Pioneertown International Film Festival will…

3 years ago
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Palm Springs International ShortFest 2019: 13 Moviemakers On The Joys and Perils of Making Short Films 

By providing a space where short films can be appreciated without competing for attention alongside feature films, Palm Springs International…

5 years ago
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FilmQuest 2017: This Mormon Country Genre Fest Makes Every Outsider Feel at Home

A piercing white patch of light trapped between pitch black sky, glowing ethereally against the silhouettes of a mountain-perched farmhouse…

6 years ago
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New York Festivals 2017: There’s A Prize For Everyone and Everything At This Awards Gala in Vegas

The New York Festivals Awards take place during the annual National Broadcasting Convention (NAB) Show, held each spring in Las…

6 years ago
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SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival 2017: Giving Back and Paying It Forward in New England

On a pleasant April evening in Warwick, Rhode Island, Alec Asten attended the opening night of SENE (Southeast New England)…

6 years ago
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San Diego Underground Film Festival 2017: Experimental Yet Accessible Work Populates This Quirky SoCal Fest

Recognizing a void in Southern California for experimental and truly independent cinema, Ryan Betschart and Rachel Nakawatase decided to found…

6 years ago
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Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival 2017: No Festival is an Island, Though This One Stands Apart 

Seven years ago, I attended Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival with my first feature documentary, Beijing Taxi, a portrait of…

6 years ago
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Portland Film Festival 2017 Preview: Co-Founder Josh Leake Teases Highlights, Diverse Programming, and More

With this year's edition of the Portland Film Festival kicking off tomorrow, we spoke with co-founder and executive director Josh…

7 years ago
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The World’s 15 Bloody Best Genre Fests, 2018

The language of fear, like that of music, is universal. Put all the people who’ve weathered hurricanes’ swift destruction of…

7 years ago
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Festival Wrap: FilmQuest Impresses with its Second Edition

While Utah may be best known for the Hollywood hullabaloo of Sundance in Park City, another festival not far away…

9 years ago
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Portland EcoFilm Festival 2015 Wrap: Day One and Two

A thrill ran through our blood as we approached 2015’s Portland EcoFilm Festival. Last year’s festival transformed the way we…

9 years ago
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50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2014: A through C

It's finally here: MovieMaker's annual list of the 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, 2014 edition! We'll be releasing…

10 years ago
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NewFilmmakers LA: Director Interviews by NewFilmmakers LA

Buy local. Every Thursday for the next two months, we're going to be posting two interviews with some homegrown talent…

11 years ago
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What’s a Festival Worth? Improve Your Film Festival ROI

Plying the film festival circuit has become as much a part of the independent moviemaking process as crowdfunding, cinematography and…

11 years ago
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Festival Spotlight Friday: FirstGlance Philadelphia by MM Editors

MovieMaker's second Festival Spotlight is another east coast staple, FirstGlance Film Festival Philadelphia. FirstGlance has two homes (soon to be…

11 years ago
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Festival Spotlight Friday: Queens World Film Festival by MM Editors

This week’s Festival Spotlight goes to Queens World Film Festival—a fest that has seen it all. Queens World Film Festival…

11 years ago
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2013 Toronto International Film Festival Diary, Day Three: Unforgiven, Dallas Buyers Club, Enough Said, The Double by Jeff Meyers

MovieMaker's latest dispatch from the Toronto International Film Festival 2013, courtesy of Jeff Meyers. On Day Three, our intrepid correspondent…

11 years ago
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Coolest Film Festivals: Vote For The Environmental/Social Cause Fests Most Likely To Save The World

For the past few months, MovieMaker has been running the “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals” contest, asking our readers to…

11 years ago
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Festival Spotlight Friday: Camping, Cruising, and Independent Cinema at the Quirky KahBang Film Festival by Nicole Malek

As its name suggests, the recently re-launched KahBang Film Festival is boldly shaking up the traditional festival format. Kicking off…

11 years ago
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Festival Spotlight Friday: Los Angeles Film Festival Celebrates 19th Year by Lara Colocino

The Los Angeles Film Festival began with a bang June 13 and runs through this Sunday, June 23rd Our new…

11 years ago
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Focus Forward: Helping documentary moviemakers share their visions by Kyle Rupprecht

With its impressive pedigree and thought-provoking line-up, Focus Forward is quickly emerging as one of the best online documentary showcases…

11 years ago
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We Make Movies (Better): Your down-and-dirty, first-timers guide to Sundance by Amanda Lippert and Élan O’Connor

It's natural to have high expectations when you're looking forward to a first-time experience. We spent weeks reveling in excitement…

11 years ago
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Sundance Dispatch 04: MovieMaker sits down with the directors of Pussy Riot and the team behind This Is Martin Bonner

In this fourth episode, MovieMaker sits down with director Chad Hartigan and stars Paul Eenhoorn and Richmond Arquette of the…

11 years ago
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Sundance Dispatch, III: MovieMaker Catches Up with Ben Wheatley of Sightseers and Liz Garcia of The Lifeguard (Video)

This is the third and final installment in MovieMaker's coverage of the 2013 Sundance Festival in Park City, Utah. In…

11 years ago