All posts tagged "sundance film festival"
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Directing
Skin Writer-Director Guy Nattiv On Turning His Oscar-Winning Short Into a Feature
August 2, 2019In February Israeli-born writer-director Guy Nattiv and his producer-wife Jaime Ray Newman celebrated winning their first...
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Acting
Flash Forward: Jorge Lendeborg Jr. is Building a Promising Career With Good Instincts and His Family’s Steadfast Support
February 14, 2019“I just always loved and enjoyed watching movies,” says Jorge Lendeborg Jr. of how he got bit...
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Directing
The 2019 MovieMaker Sundance Survey: Eleven Sundance-Selected Films, and Their Mountain-Bound Makers
January 25, 2019The 35th Sundance Film Festival received a record-breaking 14,000-plus submissions, with 4,000-plus feature-length films among them. Of the...
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Directing
Believer: Director Don Argott and Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds on Their Doc in Support of LGBTQ Youth
July 3, 2018Molded by his Mormon upbringing, Dan Reynolds, lead singer of the internationally renowned band Imagine Dragons,...
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Directing
Embracing Your Inner Masochist: WIP Your Project Into Shape With Work-in-Progress Screenings
May 17, 2018Let’s assume you’ve achieved the impossible: you’ve stressed your way through pre-production on your first feature,...
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Moviemaking
ISET Trendsetters: VR Moviemakers Jessica Brillhart and Gabo Arora’s Five Tips for Working in a Brave New Medium
April 19, 2018As VR breaks new territory, matures as a medium, and the market for VR storytelling grows,...
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Moviemaking
Sundance Film Festival: Seven Breakthrough Moviemakers at Park City in 2018
February 23, 2018Much has been written about the smaller nature of this year’s Sundance 2018 Film Festival. While...
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Directing
Stay Sad: Babis Makridis on Writing Pity With Oscar-Nominated Efthymis Filippou, Why There’s No “Greek Wave”
February 16, 2018Drastic measures taken to attain a dangerous objective are a defining element in both of Babis...
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Directing
Rabbits Out Of Hats: Five Basic Steps to Improvisational Indie Moviemaking From White Rabbit Director Daryl Wein
February 9, 2018White Rabbit deals with a contemporary artist’s journey, and aspects of our star Vivian Bang’s performance art....
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Directing
The 2018 MovieMaker Sundance Survey: We Take the Pulse of Nine Narrative Features Playing in Park City
January 22, 2018The 34th Sundance Film Festival received 3,901 feature-length submissions, and selected 110—the line-up that largely sets...
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Directing
"Let Actors Lose Themselves, But Give Them Love and Desire": Luca Guadagnino and Walter Fasano on Call Me By Your Name
November 21, 2017Call Me By Your Name was hailed by many at January’s Sundance Film Festival as this...
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Directing
“Darkness on the Beach”: Writer-Director Eliza Hittman Chose 16mm to Help Create the Eerie New York of Beach Rats
August 23, 2017In her second feature Beach Rats, writer-director Eliza Hittman has once again crafted an atmospheric coming-of-age...
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Editing
The Cutting Edge: Tips on Working Better With Your Editor, From the Sundance NEXT FEST 2017 Panel
August 21, 2017Cinema royalty descended on Downtown Los Angeles from August 10-13, 2017 for another year of Sundance...
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Documentary
On Accountability: Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis Tell the Story Less Told in the Piercing Whose Streets?
August 18, 2017In the now perpetual state of tension that engulfs this country, it’s easy to forget recent...
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Acting
Flash Forward: Patti Cake$’s Danielle Macdonald and Geremy Jasper are the Duo Responsible for Your Next Summer Jam
August 16, 2017She spits out rhymes with savage ease, and faces her New Jersey combat zone armed only...
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Acting
Under Pressure: With Her Bitingly Excellent Horror-Comedy Bitch, Filmmaker Marianna Palka Wages a War Against Time
August 11, 2017Sometimes a logline just calls your name. “A woman snaps under crushing life pressures and assumes...
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Directing
Bear Hug: Brigsby Bear, From Dave McCary and Kyle Mooney, is an Unabashed Love Letter to Filmmaking With Friends
July 28, 2017I had a feeling I’d like Brigsby Bear. As a comedy fan, how could I not?...
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Inside MM - Cinematography
What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral
July 18, 2017How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to...
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Acting
Killer Instincts: Florence Pugh’s Steely Performance in Lady Macbeth Foretells a Rapid Ascension
July 10, 2017“Everybody get the bongos out,” laughs 21-year-old Florence Pugh when describing her English childhood. A bohemian...
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Festivals
Congratulations, You Got Accepted! Now What? Producer Jared Ian Goldman’s 10 Steps For Festival Premiere Prep
June 13, 2017I repeatedly ask myself one question as I ready for a festival premiere: What’s my goal...
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Interviews
Vocal Expression: Zoe Lister-Jones on Making Her Spirited Feature Debut, Band Aid, With an All-Female Crew
June 2, 2017The feature film Band Aid represents not only Zoe Lister-Jones’ directorial debut, but also her voice—in...
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Acting
She’s Every Woman: In Julian Rosefeldt’s Manifesto, Cate Blanchett Proves It’s All in Her (Interview)
May 8, 2017Cate Blanchett is every woman in Julian Rosefeldt’s feature film Manifesto, based on the German artist/director’s...
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How They Did It
How They Did It: Burning Annie Arrived at Distribution After a Long, Long Decade Of Catastrophes
May 8, 2017If an indie film is lucky enough to get distribution at all, the release is its...
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Moviemaking
Letting Sparks Fly: Sundance’s Three-Year-Old Ignite Program Gives Young Moviemakers Space to Grow
May 3, 2017As Sundance settles comfortably into its fourth decade, the festival hopes to draw—and shape—new filmmakers and...
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