Letter from the Board
In the March issue of The Independent, we reported that AIVF faced a financial crisis and an uncertain future. As…
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Toward a Post-Theatre Age
For years, the holy grail of independent distribution was Miramax. Then mid-sized companies like ThinkFilm, Magnolia Pictures, and IFC Films…
Letter From the Editor – July 2006
Dear Readers, One day in early April I walked into the office to find four large burlap bags of mail….
Mentors for Media Makers
“We were starving artists. Starving to feed ourselves on celluloid and barbequed chicken,” recalls filmmaker Ron Mann of the time…
PRESS PLAY
It was while Matthew Jones was seeking cast and crew for his film projects at Columbia College that he realized…
Movies on the Move
The original idea was to drive filmmaker Ben Blaine into the countryside and abandon him, but since Ben can’t drive…
PIRACY BE GONE!
Indiepix and PixelTools Corporation recently announced that the 2,000 films available on Indiepix.net’s Download-To- Own system will be watermarked using…
BREAKING OUT
After 17 years publishing Moving Pictures magazine, the Maitland Primrose Group is partnering with other outlets to launch an alternative…
Multiple Endings
Dear Doc Doctor: My documentary has three potential endings. How do I choose one? False starts, fake endings, such are…