Why Edginess Counts in Doc Distribution
What do documentaries about the commercial fishing industry and a 1960s Indonesian genocide have in common? Their distributors picked them…
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Outsider Writers: Four Not-in-LA Grad Programs in Screenwriting
You don’t have to spend your whole savings and attend a graduate program in Los Angeles or New York to…
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SXSW 2013: Next Tech and Young Actors Rule
For many, what makes SXSW unique is the way the festival is a collision of technology, music, and film. For…
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New Directors/New Films 2013 – Critic’s Choice
Senior film critic Kurt Brokaw is viewing the 42nd annual New Directors/New Films (all 22 features plus 17 shorts) and…
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SXSW 2013 Preview: The Familiar and the Unexpected
In the next few days, the eyes of much of the film world will be on Austin, Texas. Specifically, filmmakers,…
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How to Talk Experimental Film: A User’s Guide
As a medium, film is unique because it captures life in a way that cannot be captured through other forms…
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Rendez-Vous With French Cinema 2013 – Critic’s Choice
Senior film critic Kurt Brokaw is viewing the main slate of the 2013 Rendez-vous With French Cinema showing February 28th…
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Film Festival Scholarship and Professional Networks on the Rise
As international film festival circuits become increasingly visible online, scholarly interest in festivals as objects of study, particularly outside the…
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Sundance 2013: Documentaries Depict Life, Raw and Unplugged
PARK CITY, Utah – It’s a safe bet that most documentaries won’t make the leap from the film-festival circuit to…
