48 Hour Picture People
At 7:00 p.m. on a Friday night, more than twenty teams of filmmakers gather at a local film center or…
Author: john_rodzvilla
Sweet Sixteen
MAY 10, 2003 The movie premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival. I watch from the aisle and think, “Man this…
Aaton’s Cantar & A-Minima
Aaton, the innovative French camera and audio manufacturer, has recently released two new and remarkable products—the Cantar digital audio recorder,…
Film Festivals: The IFP Market’s Silver Anniversary
A painter who hijacks billboards for subversive messages against corporate advertising; a man trying to convert his car to run…
Story Is As Story Does
In 1997, I had a decent career as a freelance magazine writer when at the beach one day I told…
Hometown Hitter
First-time screenwriter/director Tom McCarthy didn’t stray too far from home when he decided to make his debut film The Station…
Sundance Institute Documentary Program
What is the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund? It’s a fund to support documentaries in the US and internationally that deal…
The Nuances of Film Editing
The word “edit” has a bad reputation. To lay folk, the word brings to mind overindulgence, censorship, and the property…
The IFP Market’s Silver Anniversary
A painter who hijacks billboards for subversive messages against corporate advertising; a man trying to convert his car to run…