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NFMLA Rebukes Ageism With Stories About Love and Time
March 2, 2021A lonely woman confronts her aging self, an older couple go on a first date at...
Movie News
StudioFest Offers a Chance to Make a $50K Film
February 24, 2020StudioFest, a unique traveling film festival that gives moviemakers the chance to make a $50,000 film,...
Movie News
Slamdance Panelists Tell You How to Avoid 8 Film Festival Red Flags
February 17, 2020Keep your synopsis short and to the point. More importantly, keep your film short and to...
Festivals
Festival Beat: Timeless Titles Grow Old But Never Die at TCM Classic Film Festival 2019
September 10, 2019Repertory cinema is alive and well across the world, and the TCM Classic Film Festival is...
Movie News
Festival Beat: Cannes Film Festival 2019
August 29, 2019Cannes: For most moviemakers, it’s the be-all, end-all for their movies to screen here. Maybe for...
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Festival Beat: Elevated Programming Makes Jury Duty Fun at Mammoth Lakes Film Festival 2019
August 29, 2019Having narrowly escaped jury duty this past spring, I volunteered myself for another. No, not for...
Annual Lists
MovieMaker’s 15 Submission-Worthy Screenwriting Competitions of 2019, Presented by Coverfly
May 30, 2019In his must-read tome Adventures in the Screen Trade, the late, great author William Goldman states:...
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Mammoth Lakes Film Festival: Jury Members, Including MovieMaker’s Tim Rhys, Announce 2018 Award Winners
May 29, 2018The fourth annual Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (MLFF) announced this year’s juried and audience award winners...
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Festival Wrap: Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival 2018
May 1, 2018“Bound by Film” was the slogan of the 2018 Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival (January...
Movie News
Festival Beat: Washington West Film Festival 2017
March 22, 2018This D.C. festival is filled with films that provoke both reaction and change. “Story can change...
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Festival Wrap: Indie Memphis 2017 Celebrates 20 Years of Flavorful Cinema
March 5, 2018From the moment you arrive at the airport in Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis Presley follows you around...
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Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival 2017: This Multicultural Delight’s Sixth Edition Kicked Into High Gear
February 16, 2018Taking off from Barcelona, my plane crested a sea of clouds, thick and white like tundra....
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YoFiFest 2017: It’s Easy To Get Lost In The Movies At This New York City-Adjacent Fest
February 14, 2018Yonkers, just north of New York City, might conjure images of political intrigue, Son of Sam,...
Articles - Festival Beat
Milwaukee Film Festival 2017: From Star Vehicles to Indie Circuit Darlings
October 31, 2017If you’re thinking of beer every time you mention Milwaukee, you’re not the only one. This...
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Ask a Festival Expert: Write In Your Questions About Film Festival Submissions, and We’ll Get the Best Ones Answered
August 21, 2017Do you have questions about submitting your film to film festivals, but are too afraid to...
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La Isla Bonita: Idyllic Martha’s Vineyard Proves a Perfect Backdrop for International Cinema at This Festival
May 26, 2017Richard Paradise, executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society, is no greenhorn when it comes...
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What Does "Worth the Entry Fee" Mean to You? We Asked, and You Answered
April 19, 2017When we were putting together this year’s edition of the 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry...
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Creative Convergence: Finding Your Movement at the Tacoma Film Festival 2016
January 26, 2017I am of the belief that great filmmaking can only occur when there is a sense...
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All Gravy: Lone Star Film Festival 2016 Gets Straight A’s from this Moviemaker
January 26, 2017Making movies can be a grind. Locking down a good script, enticing investors, landing the right...
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Austin Film Festival and Writer’s Conference for Virgins: Get the Most Out of Your Experience
January 26, 2017The four-day Writer’s Conference at the Austin Film Festival, held every October since 1993, is for...
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Viva Mexico: Walls Are Torn Down at Los Cabos International Film Festival 2016
January 26, 2017The warm sea air hits my face as soon as I exit the Los Cabos International...
Fall 2015
Looking Alive: Five Ways to Survive Your Horror Film’s Festival Run
December 17, 2015Now that your genre film has gotten into a festival, how will you survive it? 1....
Editing
Cut to: The Finish Line
November 17, 2015With a festival deadline perilously close, how can you and your editor make the most of...
Festivals
50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2014: D through I
April 16, 2014It’s finally here: MovieMaker‘s annual list of the 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, 2014...
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