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…
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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…
Facebook Exclusive Interviews with 10 to Watch in 2010
Editor’s Note: This collaborative reporting effort was led by Nikki Chase with help from Maddy Kadish and The Independent’s associate…
Film Journal: The Importance of Pre-Production
In my first two installments of my Film Journal for The Independent, I wrote about the philosophy behind the $200,000…
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…
Doc Doctor’s Story Strategies: Is Narration a Storytelling Red Flag?
Myth #5 “Narration in a documentary is bad storytelling.” Says who? The myth in all its glory Narration, a.k.a voiceover,…
Film Journal: Philosophies for Financing Your Film
In the last installment of my film journal for The Independent, I wrote about the various circumstances that facilitated the…
Film-Friendly State: Shooting in Michigan
From New Mexico to Massachusetts, from Michigan to California, state and local governments are luring film-production business by passing increasingly…
Film Journal: The Making of an Independent Feature
Filmmaker Valerie Weiss will share her experiences of financing, making, and marketing her first independent feature film Losing Control in…