10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2011
It’s time for our annual 10 Filmmakers to Watch list. We’ve pooled our resources and brainpower to get the scoop…
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Beyond a Social Network
South by Southwest (SXSW) has become a convergence of film, interactive media, and music, as the lines between these media…
Greater Filmmaker Responsibility in the New Documentary Paradigms
Anyone who cares about documentary filmmaking wants to know: In the current post-financial crisis, insecure-industry environment, how can filmmakers fund…
Exhibitor FAQ: Emerging Pictures
With about 70 theatrical venues, Emerging Pictures is the largest network of digital theaters in the country. Existing and burgeoning…
Distributor FAQ: FilmBuff
FilmBuff is a digital distribution service provided by Cinetic Rights Management (CRM). Although FilmBuff is less than three years old,…
How an Innovative Web Doc Secured Traditional Distribution
Prison Valley, a multimedia prison reform project, tells the tale of Fremont County, Colorado: a tiny patch of the Southwest…
Exhibitor and Distributor FAQ: Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum
Located in Seattle, the Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) is an invaluable resource for independent filmmakers in the Pacific Northwest, providing…
Funder FAQ: Playboy’s Surprising Mission
Damned in the U.S.A. (1991) Heart of the Matter (1994) In the Family (2008) The Most Dangerous Man in America…
No Thanks, Take-Back Manifesto
“Can we get back to talking about movies, please?” So concludes The Take-Back Manifesto, filmmaker/blogger Michael Tully’s biting critique of…