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Festival Beat: Unique Human Stories and an Underdog Ethos Fuel Slamdance on...
Three bloody marys in, sitting next to my 77-year-old mother on the plane, all I was trying to do was sleep. I knew I would be landing in Utah in a few hours for the premiere of my documentary short...
View ArticleFestival Beat: International Auteur Works and Surreal Live Performances at...
The 12th annual Küstendorf Film and Music Festival opened with a flourish in the form of a 50-piece Moldovan orchestra. That was followed by a troupe of actors portraying acrobatic, egg-laying hens...
View ArticleFestival Beat: Intimate Guest Appearances, Lively Panels, and Eats Aplenty at...
When I was a kid, I loved going to summer camp. I ate… a lot. Even as a child, I loved going away to a place where I was presented with a smorgasbord of fun activities that challenged and entertained...
View ArticleReadingFilmFEST 2019 Preview: A Look at What to Look Forward to on the...
Heading into their fifth year, ReadingFilmFEST is a fall festival generating a unique smaller more intimate experience for moviemakers. As moviemakers themselves, the directors at Reading have an...
View ArticlePalm Springs International ShortFest 2019: 13 Moviemakers On The Joys and...
By providing a space where short films can be appreciated without competing for attention alongside feature films, Palm Springs International ShortFest has positioned itself as the must-attend event...
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Nordic International Film Festival 2019 Preview: What to Expect This Fall...
As the largest Nordic festival outside of Europe, Nordic International Film Festival (NIFF) is “working towards building a bridge between the international independent film and the Nordic film...
View ArticleFestival Beat: Elevated Programming Makes Jury Duty Fun at Mammoth Lakes Film...
Having narrowly escaped jury duty this past spring, I volunteered myself for another. No, not for a DUI case like the one I nearly had to hear at an L.A. county court, but for the fun, exciting...
View ArticleFestival Beat: Deep in the Heart Film Festival Hosts Seminars on Super-8...
Somewhere between the bluebonnets and magnolia trees, a film festival is growing in Waco, Texas. Celebrating its third year, Deep in the Heart Film Festival perfectly manages the challenges of rapid...
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Festival Beat: Timeless Titles Grow Old But Never Die at TCM Classic Film...
Repertory cinema is alive and well across the world, and the TCM Classic Film Festival is the zenith of repertory celebrations. This year’s 10th anniversary four-day marathon, with more than 75 films...
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Fest Beat: Locals and Visitors Celebrate with Southern Punk Bands and...
In the far northwest corner of Mississippi lies the city of Oxford. Author and Nobel Prize laureate William Faulkner hung his hat here, while James Meredith helped spark the civil rights movement with...
View ArticleMovieMaker’s 25 Bloody Best Genre Fests in the World, 2020
Want to see horror films for the first time anywhere? Enjoy drinks or breakfast buffets with your horror heroes? Meet your next partner in the art of making audiences scream? Welcome to MovieMaker‘s...
View ArticleAFI Fest: From Queen & Slim to Babyteeth, to Portrait of a Lady on Fire,...
Each fall cinephiles flock to the TCL Chinese Theatres in the heart of Hollywood to catch an eclectic mix of awards contenders, international films, and micro-budget independent cinema at AFI Fest,...
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To Live to Sing Director Johnny Ma’s Candid Advice on Getting Film Funding:...
Speaking at the 13th Kustendorf Film & Music Festival, To Live to Sing director Johnny Ma delivered some unusually candid advice on how to get independent film funding. One suggestion: Hang out in...
View ArticleParasite Fans, Don’t Miss 2013’s Human Capital
For the many fans of Parasite, may we recommend Human Capital? The 2013 Italian film, showcased this week at the Küstendorf Film and Music Festival in Serbia, also blends comedy and thriller elements...
View ArticleStart Your Own Food Film Festival
Have you got a hankering to cook up a food and film festival close to home? Here’s some handy information about the dollars and cents you’ll need to make it all happen. Bryan Pu-Folkes of the 7...
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NewFilmmakers Los Angeles: Looking back at the August offerings
Come January, when MovieMaker launches its new site, we’ll be doing a monthly update with NewFilmmakers Los Angeles where we look at the slate of films and filmmakers they bring to the screen at Sunset...
View ArticleSundance 2013: Six Unmissable Films Premiering in Park City
We preview six narrative features to play at Sundance 2013. C.O.G. First Adaptation of David Sedaris’ Work Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez There might not be anything more exciting in the world of...
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Sundance 2013 Breakdown: What’s in a Logline?
We make snap judgements about which movies we’re going to see and not see all the time. Usually when picking out a movie we ask “what’s it about?” and then “who’s in it?” As in “it’s the one where the...
View ArticleLive from Cannes: Critic’s Notebook
Wes Anderson was dining with French friends when he got the call—three months after submitting his resplendent new feature, Moonrise Kingdom, to Cannes—that his eccentrically funny-sad, 1965-set...
View ArticleCannes 2012: The Big Winners at This Year’s Fest
The Croissette was slick with rain again on Sunday night for the 65th Cannes Film Festival’s closing ceremony, which one colleague joked was a tribute to the 1964 Palme d’Or winner The Umbrellas of...
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