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…
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Doc Doctor’s Story Strategies: Don’t Worry, We’ll Fix it in Post
Myth #6 “All technical glitches, or disasters, can be avoided with preparation.” Wait, what about those who say: “Obsessing over…
Tribeca 2010: Travis Senger on “White Lines and The Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug”
After winning a special jury prize at SXSW 2010, Filmmaker Travis Senger brings his short documentary White Lines and The…
Tribeca 2010: Mary Robertson on “Missed Connections”
Have you ever felt your eyes lock with someone across a crowded subway, only to wish later that you had…
The Film Must Go Green
Sustainable Filmmaking Workshop Panelists: Miranda Bailey – Director, Greenlit Lauren Selman – Reel Green Media Eva Radke – Film Biz…
Taking the Temp of SXSW 2010
The fact that Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker made its US premiere one year ago at SXSW upped the intrigue…
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…
How Funders are Like Crushes and Other Sundance Morsels
Editor’s note: Below is just a sampling of Shechter’s Sundance account. For the whole enchilada, visit her blog. Hello from…