LA Femme International Film Festival 2017: An Oral History of a "By Women, For Everyone" Festival
The idea for LA Femme International Film Festival, for women directors, writers and producers, came to me in 2004 as I sat with a bunch...
Three’s Company: A Busy Weekend Of L.A. Film Fests Highlights The City’s Multiculturalism and Fierce Independence
Repertoire theaters, star-studded evenings, plenty of multiplexes and art houses theaters, as well as a never-ending stream of festivals make Los Angeles a perpetually engaging...
How They Did It: All Nighter Crams 35 Locations Into A 22-Day Shoot to Capture All of L.A. (Exclusive BTS Photos)
The biggest trick we had to pull off in making All Nighter was telling a story that takes place as two men travel across almost...
Swing States: With the Ups and Downs of Tax Incentives Across America, Lives and Movies Hang in the Balance
There’s still a spirited debate going on in the U.S. about film tax incentives. Moviemakers and their advocates point to jobs tourism revenue. Tax hawks...
Interactive Map: Explore the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2017
Take a virtual tour of our 26 favorite filmmaking cities in North America on our interactive map of the Best Places to Live and Work...
The Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2017
As an independent moviemaker, your life tends to be a mobile one. You’re forever in search of the perfect landscapes, networks, resources and people to...
The Camera is a Dancer: DP Linus Sandgren Walks Us Through How He and Damien Chazelle Shot La La Land
Colors pop like old-fashioned jelly beans in La La Land, Damien Chazelle’s musical about struggling artists Mia (Emma Stone) and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) who fall...
The Hook-Up: The Unique, NSFW-ish Research Process Behind Amateur Night [Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Pictures]
Lisa Addario and I met in college and decided to become partners, first in writing, then in sex, then in marriage. After graduation, we both...
Indie Diaries: Jeff Grace, Riding Festival Momentum in Los Angeles
For the “Film School, Film Careers” special in our upcoming Summer 2016 issue, we asked three indie moviemakers to chronicle week of their lives in...
Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2016: Top 10 Big Cities
Think global but shoot local. Here’s where you’ll love doing that. Used to be if you wanted to work in the movies there were only a...
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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...