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  • Interviews

James Morosini Got Catfished by His Father. He Made a Movie About It, I Love My Dad

When we hear about people being catfished, it’s usually from the point of view of the person who's been catfished.…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Film School Advice: Wisdom from Mare of Easttown, In The Heights and Zola Collaborators

For our annual Best Film Schools in the U.S. & Canada 2021 feature, we asked a few moviemakers to reflect…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

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
  • Blog - Directing on a Dime

Directing on a Dime: The Great Film School Question

Welcome to Directing on a Dime, where indie moviemaker Andy Young provides tips and insight for moviemakers whose budget is…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

How Much Did Olivia Jade Know About the College Admissions Scandal?

If you've seen Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, Netflix's new documentary on the college admissions scandal, you may…

3 years ago
  • Interviews

‘Blackbird’ Filmmaker Nicole L. Thompson Soars Because of Grandmother’s Sacrifice

Welcome to The New School, a new series highlighting striking, rising talents coming out of top film schools. We're thrilled…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Slamdance Panelists Tell You How to Avoid 8 Film Festival Red Flags

Keep your synopsis short and to the point. More importantly, keep your film short and to the point. Get honest…

4 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
  • Film School Advice

Film School Alumni Advice: Brigsby Bear Star and Writer Kyle Mooney

Every year, MovieMaker asks a range of successful indie filmmakers to reflect on their time in and after film school…

7 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

Adapting Natasha: For This Film About the Russian-Jewish Immigrant Experience, the Key Was in the Casting

In 2002, I wrote the short story “Natasha” as a kind of repudiation of filmmaking. I’d returned to Toronto after…

7 years ago
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Addictive Personalities: 20 Years of Madness Explores Friendship, Filmmaking and Mental Illness

“If there’s anything else in life that you can do and be happy with, go do that. Because this is…

9 years ago
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Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2014, Top Big Cities: #4. Los Angeles

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
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American Film Showcase: Harrison Engle reminesces South Korea

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs launched the American Film Showcase (AFS) in October, 2011,…

11 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