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…
Making Films
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…
Cast Off Your Costumes!
My desk is festooned with the fruits of two previous Independent Feature Film Markets: a cupful of pens, buttons, a…
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…
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…
War Stories
When the year was young, the hot topic was Monica, not Kosovo. So at the Sundance Film Festival in January,…
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
Picking a producer is like hiring your own boss. Indie veteran Gill Holland offers some words of advice to novice…