Film Festivals: Always Independent Films
“We accept all formats,” explained Always Independent Films (AIF) president Gary Zeidenstein. “We do have a screening process, [but] as…
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Film Festivals: AtomFilms
“Shorts are cool and we want to make them a viable part of the entertainment spectrum,” says Mika Salmi, founder…
Film Festivals: iFilm Network
“If the consumer thinks ‘films’, we want them to come to iFilm as their first point of entry,” says iFilm…
Film Festivals: The Bit Screen
“It’s really not about distributing films over the Internet,” says Bit Screen creator Nora Barry. “To me, it’s a completely…
Funder FAQ: Soros Documentary Fund
What is the Open Society Institute and what is your relationship to it? The Soros Documentary Fund (SDF) is a…
Distributor FAQ: University of California Extension
University of California extension 2000 Center St., 4th fl., Berkeley, CA 94704; (510) 642-1340 or 643-2788; fax: (510) 643-9271; cmil@uclink.berkeley.edu;…
Mark Borchardt: The (Other) Indie Prototype
During the Q&A after the first screening of American Movie at Sundance, director Chris Smith hailed his subject Mark Borchardt…
Mary Katzke: Between Us:
Mary Katzke got both the idea and the money for her latest documentary unexpectedly: via a life-threatening illness. Misdiagnosed in…
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Documentary filmmakers often struggle for years doing whatever it takes to finish our labors of love, only to find one…