The Transformation of Television
Joost, Hulu and boxee – one thing is for sure, names like the American Broadcasting Company (aka ABC) are a…
Distribution
Download This: The Future of Distribution is Just a Click Away
Video blogs, vodcasts, YouTube — in many ways it seems that independent filmmakers have taken the internet by force. But…
The DVD Isn’t Dead… At Least Not Yet
With a call for shorts for Independent Exposure 2008 open through the end of the month, The Independent wanted to…
Distributor Q&A: Wolfe Releasing
A lot has changed since 1985, when Kathy Wolfe started Wolfe Releasing in order to distribute lesbian films on video. …
AIVF: And What it Meant to Me
I first became aware of AIVF when Martha Gever was editor of The Independent. I marveled at this national organization…
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…
PRESS PLAY
It was while Matthew Jones was seeking cast and crew for his film projects at Columbia College that he realized…
BREAKING OUT
After 17 years publishing Moving Pictures magazine, the Maitland Primrose Group is partnering with other outlets to launch an alternative…
Voices from Issues Past
What happened at AIVF over the last 30 years? Coming up with a coherent and entertaining way to answer that…