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...
Killer Instincts: Florence Pugh’s Steely Performance in Lady Macbeth Foretells a Rapid Ascension
“Everybody get the bongos out,” laughs 21-year-old Florence Pugh when describing her English childhood. A bohemian upbringing she says was “von Trapp-esque” helped her gain...
Congratulations, You Got Accepted! Now What? Producer Jared Ian Goldman’s 10 Steps For Festival Premiere Prep
I repeatedly ask myself one question as I ready for a festival premiere: What’s my goal at the festival? What am I looking to get...
Vocal Expression: Zoe Lister-Jones on Making Her Spirited Feature Debut, Band Aid, With an All-Female Crew
The feature film Band Aid represents not only Zoe Lister-Jones’ directorial debut, but also her voice—in more ways than one. Lister-Jones and Adam Pally play...
She’s Every Woman: In Julian Rosefeldt’s Manifesto, Cate Blanchett Proves It’s All in Her (Interview)
Cate Blanchett is every woman in Julian Rosefeldt’s feature film Manifesto, based on the German artist/director’s multi-screen video art installation, a hot ticket back in...
How They Did It: Burning Annie Arrived at Distribution After a Long, Long Decade Of Catastrophes
If an indie film is lucky enough to get distribution at all, the release is its one shot, a match you can’t strike twice. Yet...
Letting Sparks Fly: Sundance’s Three-Year-Old Ignite Program Gives Young Moviemakers Space to Grow
As Sundance settles comfortably into its fourth decade, the festival hopes to draw—and shape—new filmmakers and audiences, particularly as methods of creating and consuming film...
The Best Advice I Ever Received: How the Team Behind Slamdance Film Cortez Found the Courage to Make Their Film
The Man with the White Hair sat a long way away from me, his ’80s-era glasses slipping down his nose. Next to me sat Cheryl...
Working the Crossover: Rosemary Rodriguez (Silver Skies, The Walking Dead) on Making it as a TV and Feature Director
I’m often asked, “TV directors don’t really get to do much, do they? The show’s already established, right?” My answer is, “Hell yes, we do...
Watch: Charlie McDowell Talks About Writing The Discovery, Getting Robert Redford to Star and More (Video)
With his second feature, The Discovery, screenwriter and director Charlie McDowell continues to craft high-concept sci-fi stories that straddle scale, telling an intimate love story...
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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...