10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2013
This year’s 10 to Watch represents filmmakers who we think are on to something in 2013. The Independent’s 10 to…
Author: john_rodzvilla
Tribeca 2013: Critic’s Choice – Features
So what’s new at New York’s most ambitious gathering of all things cinematic? You could start with “a more stable…
Tribeca 2013: Story First at TFI Interactive
TFI Interactive (TFII), an all day conference about technology and film, was held on April 20th in conjunction with the…
Tribeca 2013: From Novel to Screen in “A Single Shot”
As indie filmmakers know, making a film is a long process that requires a passion that burns deeper than the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…