http://independent-magazine.org/taxonomy/term/78 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://independent-magazine.org/node/688 <p>In the March issue of The Independent, we reported that AIVF faced a financial crisis and an uncertain future. As of this writing (June 2, 2006), AIVF is in the process of closing down operations and vacating its office space.</p> <p><a href="http://independent-magazine.org/node/688">read more</a></p> http://independent-magazine.org/node/688#comments July/August 2006 Sun, 02 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 khards 688 at http://independent-magazine.org http://independent-magazine.org/node/675 <p>It was while Matthew Jones was seeking cast and crew for his film projects at Columbia College that he realized the need for a “a distribution outlet for our work along with a network to recruit from.”</p> <p><a href="http://independent-magazine.org/node/675">read more</a></p> http://independent-magazine.org/node/675#comments July/August 2006 Distribution Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 khards 675 at http://independent-magazine.org http://independent-magazine.org/node/686 <p>In 1975, when a small group of energetic filmmakers convened the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers in their living rooms and makeshift offices, the word “independent” didn’t yet conjure up a world of arthouses, busy film festival circuits, and documentary filmmakers with household names.</p> <p><a href="http://independent-magazine.org/node/686">read more</a></p> http://independent-magazine.org/node/686#comments July/August 2006 Features Film Organizations Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 khards 686 at http://independent-magazine.org http://independent-magazine.org/node/673 <p>Dear Readers,</p> <p><a href="http://independent-magazine.org/node/673">read more</a></p> http://independent-magazine.org/node/673#comments July/August 2006 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 khards 673 at http://independent-magazine.org http://independent-magazine.org/node/697 <p>With more than 25 museums and research centers and a collection of more than 142 million objects, the Smithsonian Institution is a necessary treasure trove for anyone working on a project about American history and culture, anthropology, art, or science.</p> <p><a href="http://independent-magazine.org/node/697">read more</a></p> http://independent-magazine.org/node/697#comments July/August 2006 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 khards 697 at http://independent-magazine.org http://independent-magazine.org/node/681 <p>Ohio-based filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert’s 3-hour and 45-minute documentary A Lion in the House follows five families with economically and racially diverse backgrounds over six years during their fights against childhood cancer.</p> <p><a href="http://independent-magazine.org/node/681">read more</a></p> http://independent-magazine.org/node/681#comments July/August 2006 Ask the Doc Doctor Documentary Features Making Films Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 khards 681 at http://independent-magazine.org http://independent-magazine.org/node/693 <p>When I came to work with AIVF in February, I don’t believe the Board or staff could have predicted that AIVF’s situation would spark a debate about the possible meltdown of an entire industry.</p> <p><a href="http://independent-magazine.org/node/693">read more</a></p> http://independent-magazine.org/node/693#comments July/August 2006 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 khards 693 at http://independent-magazine.org http://independent-magazine.org/node/679 <p>After 17 years publishing Moving Pictures magazine, the Maitland Primrose Group is partnering with other outlets to launch an alternative distribution channel. Maitland<br /> Primrose Media will “offer a complete chain of digital distribution for independents” that is “focused on the audience- viewer side” says Moving Pictures publisher C. Margaret Tritch.</p> <p><a href="http://independent-magazine.org/node/679">read more</a></p> http://independent-magazine.org/node/679#comments July/August 2006 Distribution Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 khards 679 at http://independent-magazine.org http://independent-magazine.org/node/689 <p>When I started to write this article, I began with a David Letterman-esque list of 20 reasons we need AIVF. I included practical items like “to get a job,” “to fill out an IRS schedule C for an unincorporated business,” and “to find out which film festivals are scams.” But the real reason we need AIVF is to find each other. We need to know where we are.</p> <p><a href="http://independent-magazine.org/node/689">read more</a></p> http://independent-magazine.org/node/689#comments July/August 2006 Activism Features Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 khards 689 at http://independent-magazine.org http://independent-magazine.org/node/677 <p>The original idea was to drive filmmaker Ben Blaine into the countryside and abandon him, but since Ben can’t drive and doesn’t own a mobile phone, his friends “thought it’d be great to do an event where I’m driven into the countryside and abandoned and people have to find me just using the Shooting People mailing list,” explains Blaine.</p> <p><a href="http://independent-magazine.org/node/677">read more</a></p> http://independent-magazine.org/node/677#comments July/August 2006 Making Films Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 khards 677 at http://independent-magazine.org