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  • Movie News

Slamdance Leaving Park City for Los Angeles in 2025

The Slamdance Film Festival is leaving Park City in favor of Los Angeles. The festival announced the decision on Tuesday,…

6 days ago
  • Movie News

2024 Slamdance Winners Include Italian Dramedy The Accident and African Giants Drama

This year's 2024 Slamdance winners are out, and they include Giuseppe Garau's Italian dramedy The Accident for the narrative feature…

3 months ago
  • The Rundown

Skinamarink Tragedy ; Infinity Pool Rescue; Slamdance Winners Revealed

The sad true story behind the horror sensation Skinamarink; meet the NC-17 whisperer who saved Infinity Pool from an R…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

Indiana Jones Lies Debunked; Slamdance Announcements; Blonde Debate

The director of Indiana Jones 5 denies that a lady will be the next Indiana Jones; the next Slamdance will…

1 year ago
  • Festivals

20 Great Film Festivals for First-Time Moviemakers, Presented by Film Freeway

Almost every new filmmaker has the same plan: Finish the movie, get it into Sundance or SXSW or another major…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

How to Sustain Yourself Financially as an Indie Filmmaker

Dan Mirvish is a director, screenwriter, producer and author whose latest film, 18½, is out today — it's a '70s…

2 years ago
  • How to Write a Screenplay

15 Submission-Worthy Screenwriting Competitions of 2022, Presented by FilmFreeway

“With every competition, you’re rolling the dice,” says Haley Bartels, whose can’t-put-it-down screenplay Pumping Black, about blood doping in the…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Straighten Up and Fly Right Directors on the Nuances of Telling Disabled Stories

The idea for Straighten Up and Fly Right — Kristen Abate and Steven Tanenbaum's Slamdance film about a young, disabled…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Slamdance Winners; Bruce Willis’ Razzies Category; Roland Emmerich on Filming Moonfall

Congratulations to all the Slamdance winners; extra special congratulations to Bruce Willis, who has been honored with his very own…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

‘The Multi’ Writer, Producer and Star Natasha Ofili: ‘Being Deaf Shows Me the World From a Different Place’

Natasha Ofili wrote, produced, and stars in her debut 19-minute short film "The Multi," a selection in the Unstoppable Shorts…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Lakers Teaser; Fix the Oscars; Transcendent Travolta; Anti-Algorithm Slamdance

The teaser for the Adam McKay Lakers series is here; ideas to fix the Oscars; revisiting a clash between John…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Slamdance Unveils ‘Anti-Algorithm’ 2022 Lineup

Slamdance has announced its "anti-algorithm" lineup for the 2022 hybrid festival, marking the 28th annual edition of the "by filmmakers,…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

What Cinema Is For; Malice at the Palace; Titane Comes to NYC

Dissecting the legendary "Malice at the Palace" brawl; the eye-popping Cannes winner Titane steers its way to New York; some…

3 years ago
  • 2021 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee

50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2021, Presented by FilmFreeway

The 2021 film festival landscape is all about recovery, and almost every festival expects this year to be better than…

3 years ago
  • What Screenwriting Competitions Want

What Screenwriting Competitions Want, Presented by Coverfly

Rejection. If you want to be a screenwriter, you better get used to it. But the best way to avoid…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

The Last Blockbuster; Tom Hanks on Solitaire; You've Finished Your Film — Now What?

In today's Movie News Rundown: Tom Hanks is done playing solitaire; how Blockbuster Video went from one store to 9,000…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Slamdance Doc A Tiny Ripple of Hope Tracks One Man’s Sacrifices to Help Chicago Youth (Exclusive Clip)

A Tiny Ripple of Hope — now available to stream through the Slamdance Film Festival — follows Jahmal Cole as he…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

A Slamdance Suggestion; Listen to Jodie Foster; Mission: Impossible: Changed

In today's Movie News Rundown: A great Jodie Foster interview on her entire career; Mission: Impossible changes its plans; Cameron…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Slamdance Seizes on Virtual Fest to Spark Greater Love of Indie Film

Slamdance Film Festival president and c0-founder Peter Baxter is well aware of how expensive it is to travel to Park…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

New Stanley Kubrick; Slamdance Intel; Danny Trejo’s Memoir; Maria Bakalova Joins Apatow

In today's jammed Movie News Rundown: A Q&A packed with Slamdance intel; a lost Stanley Kubrick noir is coming to…

3 years ago
  • December Rundown

The Rundown: Godfather III, Re-Edited; Peter Dinklage, Toxic Avenger; Zappa; Zapped

In today's Movie News Rundown: Does a new edit improve Godfather Part III?; Peter Dinklage IS the Toxic Avenger; and…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

‘Greenlight Yourself’: Slamdance Unveils Full Lineup, Showcase for Filmmakers With Disabilities

The Slamdance Film Festival announced what it calls its "most accessible festival ever" — an online and in-person hybrid event…

3 years ago
  • Oct Rundown

Movie News: Jurassic Shutdown; Patty Jenkins’ Warning; Who’s Watching The Boys?

In today's Movie News Rundown: Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has a dire warning about the future of moviegoing; Jurassic…

4 years ago
  • Festivals

Slamdance Goes Online — and to Joshua Tree — for 2021

Slamdance will take a break from its longtime home in Park City, Utah next year in favor of a virtual…

4 years ago