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May 28, 2024
MovieMaker asked director-producer-actor Karen Knox to share her experience creating the amazing short film, “The Year of Staring at Noses.”
Gabriel Bellone Funded His Short 'I Love Pictures' By Working Odd Jobs
June 7, 2023
22-year-old Rhode Island School of Design graduate Gabriel Bellone spent most of his college years saving up money through various
May 29, 2023
The winners of the 2023 Mammoth Lakes Film Festival were announced on Sunday night at the close of a lively
Name of the Game: When Poker Night Stories Become a Documentary About South L.A.'s Male Exotic Dancing Scene
May 29, 2023
William Forbes and Douglas Skinner's documentary Name of the Game tells the little-known story of the male stripping scene in…
Tel Aviv Mammoth Lakes Film Festival 2022 Awards
May 31, 2022
Tel Aviv and The Civil Dead were the big award winners at the 8th annual Mammoth Lakes Film Festival this…
the civil dead
May 31, 2022
The Civil Dead co-writer/star/director Clay Tatum envisioned a pre-production spending all of this time sharing movies with his DP. This…
Kevin Spacey
May 31, 2022
Kevin Spacey agrees to "voluntarily appear" before U.K. courts; Top Gun: Maverick sets records; Bo Burnham releases new material from…
The Noise of Engines mammoth lakes film festival
May 29, 2022
The Noise of Engines was inspiried by a sex scene at a film festival screening and the writer-director's experiences working…
50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2022
April 19, 2022
Our annual list of 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2022 considers how much the festival will boost…
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September 27, 2021
Last night Mammoth Lakes Film Festival handed out $40,000 in cash prizes. Larry Flynt for President and Isaac won two…
Ultrasound Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
September 24, 2021
Ultrasound, a stylish and confident sci-fi thriller, was in pre-production for only one month and a majority of the film…
Residue Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
September 21, 2020
Residue, from Merawi Gerima, took home the Best Narrative Feature award last night during Mammoth Lakes Film Festival's closing virtual…
August 29, 2019
Elevated programming makes jury duty fun at this mountain-bound fest’s fifth annual edition. 
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April 24, 2019
If the film festival is a fit, you must submit. With MovieMaker's 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in…
May 29, 2018
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival announced 2018's juried and audience award winners on closing night, Sunday, May 27, 2018. MLFF screened…
April 16, 2018
Which of today's leading fests fit your needs and go your speed? Find out with MovieMaker's 50 Film Festivals Worth…
April 17, 2017
We expect a lot from festivals these days. Here are 50 that deliver: MovieMaker's 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry…
November 2, 2016
We've plotted out each of our 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, starting in Canada and ending in Europe,…
September 12, 2016
Somewhere in the mountains of the Eastern Sierra Nevada, off Route 395 near Yosemite National Park, is the Mammoth Lakes…
April 6, 2016
When we compile the 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee list, we imagine you: an independent moviemaker heading into…