The Many Faces of the Archaic Mother: Dissecting the Monstrous Feminine
“The unacceptable, monstrous aspect of woman is represented in two ways: Mother as an omnipresent archaic force linked to death…
International
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…
John Madden Acts His Age
Director John Madden, who started out in producing British television, has made a name for himself across the pond helming…
Rendez-Vous With French Cinema 2012 – Critic’s Choice
Senior film critic Kurt Brokaw is viewing the prescreened main slate of the 2012 Rendez-vous With French Cinema showing March…
State of the Film Industry in Southeast Europe
Courtney Sheehan explores the film industry of Southeast Europe. Looking at how their style grew out of the impact of the Yugoslav wars on the area.
Lessons in Perseverance
With latent teen rocker angst and a career as a print music journalist threatened to the point of extinction, Geoff…
The Film Must Go Green
Sustainable Filmmaking Workshop Panelists: Miranda Bailey – Director, Greenlit Lauren Selman – Reel Green Media Eva Radke – Film Biz…
Has the Drive to Fund “Social Issue” Docs Affected Their Form?
Over the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of attending a number of film festivals and conferences, some with…
10 to Watch in 2010… Plus Five Runners-Up
Choosing The Independent’s 10 to Watch is like trying to predict the future, or the stock market, or the weather…