Sundance 2013: New Frontier’s Virtual and Real Space
During the Sundance Film Festival, one can choose from at least 15 different activities, from watching films to hearing panels…
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Sundance 2013: Short Film Miracles
PARK CITY, Utah – You don’t have to secure movie stars and high-production values to shine at the 2013 Sundance…
Filmmakers! Don’t Overlook Production Stills
Please visit our accompanying photo album on Facebook. In their minimalism and stillness, photographs can capture the essence of a…
“Hannah Arendt” – New York Jewish Film Festival 2013 Critic’s Choice
The 22nd Annual New York Jewish Film Festival plays at Lincoln Center January 9-24, 2013. Senior film critic Kurt Brokaw…
10 to Watch Criteria and Nominating Jury
For the first time this year, The Independent has enlisted the support of experts in the field for 10 to…
DOC NYC 2012 – Critic’s Choice
Senior film critic Kurt Brokaw discusses critic’s choices from a sampling of DOC NYC’s 61 feature-length documentaries (plus five-day Doc-a-Thon of panels and classes) scheduled to take place at IFC Center and School of Visual Arts Theater, November 8-15, 2012.
The New in Nouveau is a Moving Target
The Independent’s Patrick Pearce met with FNC Lab section and short film programmer Philippe Gajan to chat (in English and French) about what “new” means to him, and why it is so difficult to identify documentaries at the FNC.
NYFF 2012 Critic’s Choice – “Flight”
The Independent’s senior film critic, Kurt Brokaw, is viewing the entire main slate (plus) of the 50th New York Film…
The Ascent of Assange
Katherine Brodsky interviews the director of an upcoming indie Julian Assange Biopic called “Underground: The Julian Assange Story”.