All posts tagged "Festivals"
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Mammoth Lakes Film Festival: Jury Members, Including MovieMaker’s Tim Rhys, Announce 2018 Award Winners
The fourth annual Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (MLFF) announced this year’s juried and audience award winners on its closing night at the... -
Festival Wrap: Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival 2018
“Bound by Film” was the slogan of the 2018 Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival (January 16-21, 2018). We are all bound... -
Festival Beat: Washington West Film Festival 2017
This D.C. festival is filled with films that provoke both reaction and change. “Story can change the world” is Washington West’s motto—it’s... -
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. Indeed, the... -
Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival 2017: This Multicultural Delight’s Sixth Edition Kicked Into High Gear
Taking off from Barcelona, my plane crested a sea of clouds, thick and white like tundra. Here and there, the Mediterranean sparkled... -
YoFiFest 2017: It’s Easy To Get Lost In The Movies At This New York City-Adjacent Fest
Yonkers, just north of New York City, might conjure images of political intrigue, Son of Sam, or the quirky characters in Neil... -
Milwaukee Film Festival 2017: From Star Vehicles to Indie Circuit Darlings
If you’re thinking of beer every time you mention Milwaukee, you’re not the only one. This city has a long history going... -
Ask a Festival Expert: Write In Your Questions About Film Festival Submissions, and We’ll Get the Best Ones Answered
Do you have questions about submitting your film to film festivals, but are too afraid to ask? This is your chance to... -
La Isla Bonita: Idyllic Martha’s Vineyard Proves a Perfect Backdrop for International Cinema at This Festival
Richard Paradise, executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society, is no greenhorn when it comes to the film festival business. Since... -
What Does "Worth the Entry Fee" Mean to You? We Asked, and You Answered
When we were putting together this year’s edition of the 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, we decided to get some...
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Sydney on the Map: To Land Breakout Roles, Sydney Sweeney Draws Her Own Maps of the Characters She Inhabits
A reverent initiate of a patriarchal regime; a disturbed young psychiatric hospital ward; a sexually questioning teen with a flair for the dramatic; a mysterious denizen...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Think Like A Photographer: Generation Wealth’s Lauren Greenfield Shares How Still Techniques Make Better Movies
The biggest change I experienced when I went from making pictures to making films was the sense of an arc—of creating a story over time, and...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: Casting Unknowns Was Key to Finding the Laughs and Lived-In Feel of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade
Before I directed my first film, Eighth Grade, I had heard that 90 percent of directing is casting. I’m sure there are other directors who weigh...2