New York

A Meeting of Worlds: YouTube Biennial at the Guggenheim

courtney — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Guggenheim Museum: one of the art world’s most venerable institutions, home of masterpieces from the Impressionist movement to the modern era.

Defending Tribeca in an Era of Megabrands

erin — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Those French scamps who walked off with this year’s Best Short Oscar (LogoRama) didn’t sneak in a Tribeca Film Festival logo among their 2,500 global power players.

Tribeca 2010: Travis Senger on "White Lines and The Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug"

michele — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500

After winning a special jury prize at SXSW 2010, Filmmaker Travis Senger brings his short documentary White Lines and The Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug to the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival this week. His documentary explores the old days of hip-hop and the dangerous underworld at the legendary Disco Fever.

Tribeca 2010: Mary Robertson on "Missed Connections"

michele — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Have you ever felt your eyes lock with someone across a crowded subway, only to wish later that you had ripped through the crowd to get some digits? You’re not the only one.

Advance Look at New Directors/New Films

erin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

For the past 38 years in Manhattan, The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art have collaborated on an annual presentation of New Directors/New Films. This year's 27 features and 11 shorts, representing 20 countries, will screen at both locales between March 24th and April 4th.

10 Most Innovative Animation Programs

cristina — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Opportunities abound today for animators to contribute to film — both independent and mainstream — television, and games, but it is still a competitive field, and choosing the right animation program can mean the difference between pushing the animation envelope at studios such as Pixar and

Exhibitor FAQ: Amherst Theatre

michele — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:00:38 -0500

The Independent launches its new series of Exhibitor FAQs to provide resources and advice on how to get your film onto the big screen. Following in the tradition of the distributor and funder Q&As, the Exhibitor FAQ will feature a different theatre, museum or other screening venue with tips on how to approach the theatre, market your film, and find an audience for your film.

For Inspiration, Judd Ehrlich Looked to the Subject of His New Film, "Run For Your Life"

mike — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:25:39 -0500

While vampires made a big splash at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, a documentary about a son of Transylvania carved out a decidedly different niche for itself.

The Doc Doctor's Anatomy of a Successful Film: "Divan"

mike — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:08:54 -0600

About this new column: Many filmmakers ponder in anguish, How do other people—celebrated people—do it? Am I taking too long to make this documentary? Does everybody spend as much money as I am spending, or am I spending too little? And when filmmakers share their lessons learned in interviews in the glossy trade magazines, their tales seem to follow the arc of otherworldy heroes rather than real documentary makers, i.e. human beings like you and me. So starting this month, the Doc Doctor decided to go out into the world (this real world) of filmmakers who are successful and find out how they made it. Each month, her "anatomy" will be a chance to learn from their hits and misses in real life examples. —Fernanda Rossi, story consultant a.k.a. the Documentary Doctor

Understanding the School Market: From Astronomy to STDs

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:00:00 -0600

Running a family business. Keeping children’s education first. Staying independent through increased corporate consolidation amidst a radical overhaul of the way film and video is distributed. Given all of that idealism, it may seem that educational film and video distributor Landmark Media has its work cut out for it.