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Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2022

Before we begin our latest list of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker: Some obvious background.…

2 years ago
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Justin Chon Set Blue Bayou in New Orleans Because of Its Resilience

Blue Bayou has Justin Chon leaving L.A. — the city where he was born and where his previous two features,…

3 years ago
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A Location We Love: New Orleans

Welcome to A Location We Love, a brand-new feature in which moviemakers tells us about places where they love to…

3 years ago
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Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker, 2021

This year's list of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker is different than any we’ve done…

3 years ago
  • Winter 2018

The Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2018: Small Cities and Towns

You can’t choose your family, but you can choose where to find your film family. They’re the PAs you’ll be…

6 years ago
  • Best Of

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…

7 years ago
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  • Winter 2017

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,…

7 years ago
  • Winter 2016

Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2016: Top 10 Small Cities and Towns

We released 2016's Best Big Cities to Live and Work as a Moviemaker yesterday; today we announce our 10 top…

8 years ago
  • Winter 2015

Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2015: Top Five Small Cities

All this week, we’re releasing the 2015 edition of our annual Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

Festival Spotlight Friday: Victoria TX Independent Film Festival

“Victoria is a small town in south Texas that isn’t known for the arts, but that’s not to say that…

10 years ago
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Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2014, Top Small Cities: #1. New Orleans, LA

It’s MovieMaker’s 2014 edition of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker! We’re counting down through our…

10 years ago
  • Festivals

Festival Spotlight Friday: Opening Night of New Orleans Film Festival 2013

When Jolene Pinder, executive director of the New Orleans Film Festival, told a tear-stained, emotionally exhausted Opening Night audience that…

11 years ago
  • Directing

The Power of "Warts and All" Moviemaking: Director Taylor Hackford Talks Ray

Early Oscar buzz may be the Holy Grail for most directors, but Taylor Hackford isn’t your average Hollywood helmer. Working…

17 years ago