Watch out, cowboys — there's a new film festival coming to town. The first annual Pioneertown International Film Festival will…
By providing a space where short films can be appreciated without competing for attention alongside feature films, Palm Springs International…
A piercing white patch of light trapped between pitch black sky, glowing ethereally against the silhouettes of a mountain-perched farmhouse…
The New York Festivals Awards take place during the annual National Broadcasting Convention (NAB) Show, held each spring in Las…
On a pleasant April evening in Warwick, Rhode Island, Alec Asten attended the opening night of SENE (Southeast New England)…
Recognizing a void in Southern California for experimental and truly independent cinema, Ryan Betschart and Rachel Nakawatase decided to found…
Seven years ago, I attended Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival with my first feature documentary, Beijing Taxi, a portrait of…
With this year's edition of the Portland Film Festival kicking off tomorrow, we spoke with co-founder and executive director Josh…
The language of fear, like that of music, is universal. Put all the people who’ve weathered hurricanes’ swift destruction of…
While Utah may be best known for the Hollywood hullabaloo of Sundance in Park City, another festival not far away…
A thrill ran through our blood as we approached 2015’s Portland EcoFilm Festival. Last year’s festival transformed the way we…
It's finally here: MovieMaker's annual list of the 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, 2014 edition! We'll be releasing…
Buy local. Every Thursday for the next two months, we're going to be posting two interviews with some homegrown talent…
Plying the film festival circuit has become as much a part of the independent moviemaking process as crowdfunding, cinematography and…
MovieMaker's second Festival Spotlight is another east coast staple, FirstGlance Film Festival Philadelphia. FirstGlance has two homes (soon to be…
This week’s Festival Spotlight goes to Queens World Film Festival—a fest that has seen it all. Queens World Film Festival…
MovieMaker's latest dispatch from the Toronto International Film Festival 2013, courtesy of Jeff Meyers. On Day Three, our intrepid correspondent…
For the past few months, MovieMaker has been running the “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals” contest, asking our readers to…
As its name suggests, the recently re-launched KahBang Film Festival is boldly shaking up the traditional festival format. Kicking off…
The Los Angeles Film Festival began with a bang June 13 and runs through this Sunday, June 23rd Our new…
With its impressive pedigree and thought-provoking line-up, Focus Forward is quickly emerging as one of the best online documentary showcases…
It's natural to have high expectations when you're looking forward to a first-time experience. We spent weeks reveling in excitement…
In this fourth episode, MovieMaker sits down with director Chad Hartigan and stars Paul Eenhoorn and Richmond Arquette of the…
This is the third and final installment in MovieMaker's coverage of the 2013 Sundance Festival in Park City, Utah. In…