Under-the-radar Features from the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
If you’ve never been to Montréal, Québec you’re missing out. With cheap rent, creative industries, and multiculturalism seeping out all…
Film Festivals
Borat’s Aftermath: A Romanian Town Seeks Damages
I had the pleasure of seeing Carmen Meets Borat at the International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul, and was deeply…
Exhibitor FAQ: Olympia Film Society
The Olympia Film Society (OFS) has been bringing independent, experimental, and underrepresented film to the Olympia, Washington community since 1980….
The Future of Public Media: Talking with Pat Aufderheide
At SILVERDOCS 2008, writer Randi Cecchine talks with Pat Aufderheide, founder and director of the Center for Social Media at…
Thirteen Ways of Looking at Sundance
Sundance is growing. More submissions than ever–8,000 for 2008. More screenings. More countries of origin represented in both the feature…
Voices from Issues Past
What happened at AIVF over the last 30 years? Coming up with a coherent and entertaining way to answer that…
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…
Q&A: Linda Goldstein Knowlton and Linda Hawkins Costigan
For most people in America, “Sesame Street” warrants no introduction. The long-running PBS program and landmark, nonprofit children’s educational organization,…
The Short Story at Sundance
Watching 2,000 short films in four months isn’t something you take on in your free time. It requires a finely…