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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Sundance 2013: Memorable Characters
Park City, UTAH—When you go to Sundance for the first time, after having written about it from afar for years,…
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…
Sundance 2013: Grand Jury Prize Winner “Fruitvale”
Before I headed out to Sundance this year, director Ryan Coogler’s name had crossed my radar more than once. He…