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Avoid Random Pigeons & Other Documentary Lessons Learned
Tracy Droz Tragos / FIND Fellow & Co-director, Rich Hill In August 2011, I drove my cousin (and now co-director) Andrew Droz Palermo to LAX. On the way, we talked about our parents’ hometown of Rich Hill and how bad things had gotten over the -- continue reading →
West of Memphis’ Amy Berg on the Challenges of Documentaries
#FINDForum: Amy Berg (director, West of Memphis, Deliver Us From Evil) There are two sides to every story, so the saying goes. So how does one document a constantly shifting real-life story, crafting it into a (watchable) two-hour film? That is the challenge of documentary -- continue reading →
Family Day at the LA Film Fest with Premiere of My Little Pony
Individual tickets for the Los Angeles Film Festival go on sale today! And what better way to announce the opening of ticket sales to everyone than with the announcement of the Festival’s annual Family Day on June 15, this year sponsored by Hasbro Studios — -- continue reading →
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: They Aren’t the Wrong Guys for the Job
By Jasmine Teran / Online Community Coordinator As you may be aware, the classic Hollywood model of movie-making is now increasingly seen as a bittersweet dream of a vanishing time. Today, the business of film stretches to remote parts of the world and new intersections -- continue reading →
Ready For Your Special Perks at LA Film Fest?
The Los Angeles Film Festival has long been known to mix Hollywood blockbusters with art-house experiments, and showcase everything in between. If you haven’t taken a moment to get lost in the massive (and, dare we say, impressive) film guide, now would be a good -- continue reading →
Just Added: Special Pre-Fest Screening of Man of Steel & More
Summertime means movie blockbuster season. As a summertime Festival, it’s only fitting that the LA Film Fest include at least one big summer blockbuster in our line-up. This year we decided to include two, starting June 12 with a special pre-Festival screening of Zack Snyder’s -- continue reading →
FIND Answers: Costume Designer Sophie de Rakoff
By Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator Originally from Central London, costume designer Sophie de Rakoff began her career in LA as a contributor to publications such as British Vogue, Paper, Dazed and Confused, Detour, Details and Vibe, before changing gears and finding success as -- continue reading →
Announcing the 2013 LA Film Fest Line-Up
The line-up for the 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival was recently announced, narrowing down thousands of submitted films (5,428 to be exact) to nearly 200 feature films, shorts and music videos — and Festival Passholders get to pre-select their tickets starting this Friday, May 10, -- continue reading →
While You’re Waiting, Some LA Film Fest Films to Watch Now
After watching thousands of films (really!) and having hundreds of debates (okay, maybe just dozens), our programmers have finally made their selections for this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival! Unfortunately, you’ll have to wait just one more day before you can find out what they -- continue reading →
How To: Secure the Right Music for Your Indie Film
By Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator Who rocks the house? KCRW’s resident DJ Dan Wilcox rocks the house. He also works freelance as a music supervisor for various film, TV and ad projects, including this year’s Film Independent Spirit Award-nominated Ruby Sparks, lending his -- continue reading →
