Getting To Know Lisanne Skyler
Lisanne Skyler has been pretty busy lately. Between trips to European film festivals with her first narrative feature, Getting to…
Making Films
Land of Enchantment
The filmmaking industry began in New Mexico as early as 1898 when an inventor named Thomas Edison arrived in the…
From Mags and Gates to Bits and Chips
In 1976, Jean-Luc Godard began dreaming of a 35mm camera that would be small enough to fit into the glove…
Something Old, Something New: Archival Research Online
In the olden days (three or four years ago) producers in search of film footage of a particular subject–say, Alfred…
thefutureishere.com
Documentary filmmakers often struggle for years doing whatever it takes to finish our labors of love, only to find one…
Mary Katzke: Between Us:
Mary Katzke got both the idea and the money for her latest documentary unexpectedly: via a life-threatening illness. Misdiagnosed in…
Viva la Revolucion DV!
The Celebration (1998), 105 min., color Director: Thomas Vinterberg [www.dogme95.dk] Original Format: Mini DV (PAL) Transferred to: 35mm Synopsis: The…
Cast Off Your Costumes!
My desk is festooned with the fruits of two previous Independent Feature Film Markets: a cupful of pens, buttons, a…
DVD Unbound: Blowing Up the Small Screen
We’re trying to get rid of the film print as a distribution format," explains James Boyd, the man responsible for…