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NY Times: A Bronx Film School Tale (09/08/10)
It was just after the long Fourth of July weekend when the Ghetto Film School assembled its 2010 fellows at its headquarters in the South Bronx, a few floors above offices of the state parole divisio...
indieWIRE: 9 Things Toronto’s Cameron Bailey Wants You to Know About This Year’s Festival (09/08/10)
In just two days, the Toronto International Film Festival will turn 35 as it kicks off eleven days of some 300 highly anticipated films from around the world. For Cameron Bailey, it marks his third...
LA Times: On-location filming slows to a crawl in L.A. (09/08/10)
Like the sputtering national economy, Los Angeles’ production economy is sending out mixed signals. After staging two consecutive quarters of growth and a dramatic recovery from a severe slump ...

LEGAL EASE: I shot a spec pilot using current music...it's not for profit, do I need to get clearance? (09/07/10)
Q: I shot a spec pilot in order to showcase my writing/directing talents. In it I use popular and current hip-hop, rock, and pop music. I am not showing this pilot for money - I'm distributing DVD...
Never Let Me Go: An interview with director Mark Romanek (09/03/10)
- Director Mark Romanek talks with FIND about his latest feature Never Let Me Go - ...
Fighting the Good Fight: Producer Kristin Fairweather on Future Weather, the Producers Lab, and the Journey (09/01/10)
The times they are a-changin'... ...

Director's Toolkit: Shooting Coverage (09/14/10)
Film Independent’s Director’s Toolkit is a series of monthly workshops covering the technical and artistic choices a director has to make in the course of bringing their vision to the screen. T...
Cinema Lounge (09/20/10)
Join us at this month's Cinema Lounge for socializing, cold drinks, and this amazing line up of films... The Road Home Written by Milja Fenger and Rahul Gandotra; directed by Rahul Gandot...
Director’s Cut: Shooting for the Edit (09/21/10)
Film independent is excited to present, Director’s Cut: Shooting for the Edit, a new class aimed at directors who are preparing to shoot their first feature. The class will provide a tho...