Letter from the Board
In the March issue of The Independent, we reported that AIVF faced a financial crisis and an uncertain future. As…
In the March issue of The Independent, we reported that AIVF faced a financial crisis and an uncertain future. As…
Alot of what AIVF did was to create an interface between very diverse communities of independent media makers and audiences…
When I came to work with AIVF in February, I don’t believe the Board or staff could have predicted that…
Long before Super 8’s 40-year march from home movie to Kodak’s hot new kid, long before camcorders, and long before…
With more than 25 museums and research centers and a collection of more than 142 million objects, the Smithsonian Institution…
For years, the holy grail of independent distribution was Miramax. Then mid-sized companies like ThinkFilm, Magnolia Pictures, and IFC Films…
Dear Readers, One day in early April I walked into the office to find four large burlap bags of mail….
“We were starving artists. Starving to feed ourselves on celluloid and barbequed chicken,” recalls filmmaker Ron Mann of the time…
It was while Matthew Jones was seeking cast and crew for his film projects at Columbia College that he realized…