50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, 2016: Plot Your Festival Course on This Interactive Map
50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2016: now plotted out on this interactive map! So you’ve read about (and submitted your film to)...
Iowa, I Owe You: Good Midwestern Festin’ at Julien Dubuque International Film Festival 2016
Rolling in from the Cedar Rapids airport, it’s easy to get lost in the endless landscape of Iowa. This is Field of Dreams territory, with...
50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, 2016
When we compile the 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee list every year, we start by imagining you: an independent moviemaker, probably English-speaking, heading...
Starring Ol’ Blue: Casting a 43-Year Old Ford Pickup Truck in Reparation
This is a story about how I nearly fired one of the lead actors in our film the day before principal photography began. Oh, and…...
Best Of: The Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2013
This week we’re announcing our 2013 Coolest Film Festivals in the World results, voted by YOU, two categories per day – leading up to the...
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The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in an academic setting are...
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What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral
How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff Orlowski’s feature Chasing Coral follows an impassioned team of...
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Of Bad Apes and Twisted Revenge: Matt Reeves, Steve Zahn, Weta Digital and Others on War for the Planet of the Apes
Actor Steve Zahn—known for his roles in That Thing You Do, Riding in Cars With Boys, and Dallas Buyers Club—once stumbled onto an online post about his role in...