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  • Festivals

SXSW 2016: How Indian LGBT Love Story Loev Made it to Austin… With a Detour Through Tallinn, Estonia

Red eyes, five cups of coffee down, I was furiously subtitling my film in my producer's Mumbai apartment. Gotta get…

8 years ago
  • Festivals

AFI FEST 2015 Diary: Alison Bagnall Survives the Walk of Fame

For an insider look to this year's AFI FEST presented by Audi, we asked participating filmmaker Alison Bagnall, whose feature…

9 years ago
  • Documentary
  • Interviews

“We Got Everything that’s Out There:” Brett Morgen on Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

Brett Morgen’s intro at South by Southwest for his new film, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, was one of the…

9 years ago
  • Directing
  • Documentary

Formats, Licensing, Creative Fundraising: The Epic 19-Year Making of Music Doc The Wrecking Crew

How Denny Tedesco spent 19 years making The Wrecking Crew, a documentary about '60 musical legends—and tribute to his father,…

9 years ago
  • Festivals

How to Fest: The Complete Guide to Surviving South by Southwest 2015

South by Southwest commences this week, running from March 13 to 22, 2015. Are you going to be there? While…

9 years ago
  • Festivals
  • MM Guide 2014

Festival Strategy 101: Plot the Right Course for Your Film

We’ve all heard the tired homily about a Sundance premiere being the festival holy grail, without which your film is…

10 years ago
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: The Incredible-but-True Story of Blue Ruin

Prologue I’ve come to embrace the story of Blue Ruin as one of smashing success. My initial attempts to diminish…

10 years ago
  • Articles
  • blog-test

Feature Film Project Winner: Everyone’s Going to Die by Feature Film Project

Everyone's Going to Die, a UK indie by British film collective Jones, has been selected as the winner of MANHATTAN…

10 years ago
  • blog-test

MovieMaker Exclusive: Interview with Charlie Casanova Writer/Director Terry McMahon by Evelina Jarosz

On this gloomy October day in Los Angeles, we only thought it fitting to share the very Irish, very mordant…

11 years ago
  • MM Guide 2013

The Working Class Moviemaker: Joe Swanberg’s 10 Tips on Earning a Living Making Microbudget Films

Stanley Kubrick and Robert Bresson each helmed 13 feature films over the span of their careers. John Cassavetes shot 12.…

11 years ago
  • Festivals
  • MM Guide 2013

Gaining Festival Momentum: How to Find Success Without Sundance, by Kyle Patrick Alvarez

If you don't premiere at Sundance, can you still mount a successful festival run? Director Kyle Patrick Alvarez thinks so.…

11 years ago
  • Articles - Acting
  • Articles - Directing
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  • Weekend Pick

Editor’s Weekend Pick: Short Term 12

MovieMaker's pick of the films out in theaters this week is the award-winning, heart-pumping Short Term 12, and we're celebrating…

11 years ago
  • Distribution

DIY Marketing Monday: Do Film Festival Awards Matter?

To the fledgling filmmaker, any kind of award from a jury of their peers or an enthusiastic audience matters a…

11 years ago
  • Articles
  • blog-test

Crowdfunder of the Week: The Man from Reno

MovieMaker’s Trailblazer Tuesday Crowdfunder of the Week is Dave Boyle’s The Man from Reno, a film about a Japanese author…

11 years ago
  • Articles - Distribution
  • blog-test

Some Girl(s): Neil LaBute launches his SXSW-vetted film on Vimeo by Kyle Rupprecht

Independent production company Leeden Media has announced that it is eschewing traditional distribution offers for its new comedy-drama Some Girl(s)…

11 years ago
  • Articles - Distribution
  • DIY
  • We Make Movies (Better)

We Make Movies (Better): New grass roots and the digital age of moviemaking at SXSWby Jennifer Flaks

I have a confession to make: I'm a bit of an interloper in the film world. I was an actress for 15 years, having…

11 years ago