Film Festivals: AtomFilms
“Shorts are cool and we want to make them a viable part of the entertainment spectrum,” says Mika Salmi, founder…
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Film Festivals: Always Independent Films
“We accept all formats,” explained Always Independent Films (AIF) president Gary Zeidenstein. “We do have a screening process, [but] as…
Film Festivals: On2.com
“We are basically creating an environment where a user can build their own television show,” explains On2.com’s Joel Roodman. A…
Film Festivals: MediaTrip
Announced this summer with a full-page ad in Variety, Media Trip is a new site from some familiar faces: Robert…
Film Festivals: Pitch TV
“It’s a home for people within the industry to view interesting work,” explains Linda Walsh, describing Pitch TV, a new…
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Documentary filmmakers often struggle for years doing whatever it takes to finish our labors of love, only to find one…
Mary Katzke: Between Us:
Mary Katzke got both the idea and the money for her latest documentary unexpectedly: via a life-threatening illness. Misdiagnosed in…
Mark Borchardt: The (Other) Indie Prototype
During the Q&A after the first screening of American Movie at Sundance, director Chris Smith hailed his subject Mark Borchardt…
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