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…
Features
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…
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…
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: 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…
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…
Adam Cohen on the Marriage of Music and Film (he’s for it)
The Festival Music House set up camp at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival for the third consecutive year. The…