Tribeca 2013: Critic’s Choice – Shorts
The Nightshift Belongs to the Stars (Edoardo Ponti. 2012. Italy. 23 min.) Think of it: More than 2,800 shorts were…
Film Festivals
Tribeca 2013: Critic’s Choice – Features
So what’s new at New York’s most ambitious gathering of all things cinematic? You could start with “a more stable…
Tribeca 2013: Story First at TFI Interactive
TFI Interactive (TFII), an all day conference about technology and film, was held on April 20th in conjunction with the…
Tribeca 2013: From Novel to Screen in “A Single Shot”
As indie filmmakers know, making a film is a long process that requires a passion that burns deeper than the…
SXSW 2013: Next Tech and Young Actors Rule
For many, what makes SXSW unique is the way the festival is a collision of technology, music, and film. For…
New Directors/New Films 2013 – Critic’s Choice
Senior film critic Kurt Brokaw is viewing the 42nd annual New Directors/New Films (all 22 features plus 17 shorts) and…
SXSW 2013 Preview: The Familiar and the Unexpected
In the next few days, the eyes of much of the film world will be on Austin, Texas. Specifically, filmmakers,…
Rendez-Vous With French Cinema 2013 – Critic’s Choice
Senior film critic Kurt Brokaw is viewing the main slate of the 2013 Rendez-vous With French Cinema showing February 28th…
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…