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Best Film Schools in the U.S. & Canada 2021

Before we get to the excellent institutions on our 2021 list of the Best Film Schools in the U.S. and…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Darius Dawson’s ‘A Rodeo Film’ Is a Story of Western Brotherly Love — by Way of Singapore

Welcome to The New School, our series highlighting striking, rising talents coming out of top film schools. Darius Dawson is the…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

The 40 Best Film Schools In The U.S. and Canada 2019

Let's start our list of the best film schools in the U.S. and Canada with an anecdote about the importance…

5 years ago
  • Directing

Stefon Bristol’s See You Yesterday Melds Time Travel and the Harsh Realities of African-American Life Seamlessly

Stefon Bristol's See You Yesterday is full of surprises. Produced by Spike Lee, Bristol's film takes a whimsical premise—a pair…

5 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: Does Your School Own Your Student Film?

When I was in film school many years ago, a rumor developed that the school owned the films we made…

7 years ago
  • Film School Advice

The Evolution of Film School in America: Everything to Know, From Dropouts to Disciples, Fairbanks to Francis Ford

Moviemaking has been taught almost as long as it’s been around. The 1890s saw the birth of the medium, and…

7 years ago
  • Directing

How I Became Known as the “Werner Herzog of the Philippines:” My Journey Making Short Film “Supot”

I know you’re thinking: How did this kid from New York end up making movies on the other side of…

8 years ago
  • Directing
  • Film School Advice
  • Summer 2015

Film School Alumni Advice: Runoff Director Kimberly Levin

When MovieMaker asked a range of successful indie filmmakers to participate in our Film School Roundtable article for our upcoming…

9 years ago
  • Directing
  • Film School Advice
  • Summer 2015

Film School Alumni Advice: Knock Knock Director Eli Roth

When MovieMaker asked a range of successful indie filmmakers to participate in our Film School Roundtable article for our upcoming…

9 years ago
  • Things Learned

Things I’ve Learned (from Spike Lee): Director Julius Onah of The Girl is in Trouble

Nigerian-born, Philippines-and-Virginia-bred director Julius Onah met Spike Lee as a graduate film student at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts,…

9 years ago
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Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2014, Top Big Cities: #2. New York

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

10 years ago
  • Best Of

The 2007 MovieMaker Guide to Film Education

From one day to one year, completion certificates to PhDs, London to Los Angeles, whatever your film education desire, the…

17 years ago