10 to Watch is our annual list of filmmakers who we think you should keep an eye our for that year. In 2018, we are rolling out a new one every day for 10 days. This year’s list reflects filmmakers, nominated from readers and industry colleagues, who remind us of our common humanity, lift alternative voices, and show us multiple perspectives.
…become the independent filmmaker’s Eden. As first time filmmaker Allison Berg explains it, “I thought [SXSW] was one of the best festivals for my film to get into . ….
…talk, borrow, or negotiate his way out of. Balsan died by his own hand in 2005, and art-imitates-life here, too. The death of the producer halfway into Hensen-Love’s warmly likeable…
The Independent’s Senior Film Critic, Kurt Brokaw, picks early favorites from four shorts programs at this year’s New York Film Festival (Sept. 28-Oct. 15). Read about Brokaw’s picks and where and when these great films will be showing.
…one of several critic’s choices. A festival overview and complete list from 2012 is here. Celluloid Man (Shivendra Singh Dungarpur. 2012. India. 164 min.) Going almost unnoticed in a corner…
…common mistakes that applicants make? A lack of clarity in communicating the core ideas in their work and poor work samples. What would people most be surprised to learn about…
…organizations, what are common mistakes that applicants make? A lack of clarity in communicating the core ideas in their work and poor work samples. What would people most be surprised…
This year, the filmmaking team of 10 to Watch is co-directors Mike Attie and Meghan O’Hara, and editor Lindsay Utz for their collaborative work on <em>In Country</em>. Read about how their film documents veterans who participate in reenactments of the Vietnam War.
Upon the digital restoration and US release of Jane B. by Agnès V. and Kung-Fu Master! the ever-iconic Agnès Varda tells The Independent: “A lot of people love my films but I don’t know if they are commercial. That’s why I always say, ‘I don’t have a career, I just made films.’ I am marginal and I am happy to be marginal because I’m very well known in these marginal circles of cinephiles.”