Filmmaker Spotlight
Tell It on the Mountain: Storm Saulter on ‘Better Mus’ Come’ (3/14/2013)
By Mel Jones / Project Involve Production Manager As a filmmaker and film lover, I often daydream about the films I love. I replay my favorite moments over and over, imagining what it would be like to conceive of a moment like that. Last Friday -- continue reading →
Manos Sucias, Canon Filmmaker Award Winner Round 2 (3/05/2013)
By Jennifer Kushner / Director of Artist Development With a subject as serious as drug trafficking, a film like Manos Sucias (“dirty hands”) must have the right look: subtle realism rather than hyper-stylized. Add in a naturally cinematic setting like the Pacific coast of Colombia -- continue reading →
‘Sounds’ Delightful: An Interview with the Wildfire Grant Winner (1/22/2013)
By Jennifer Kushner / Director of Artist Development Nothing attests to the importance of post-production more than the well-known phrase “we’ll fix it in post.” But post-production can cost, and these costs can be magnified for independent filmmakers. Which is why we’re pleased to announce -- continue reading →
Jay Duplass on the Indie Spirit (1/10/2013)
#FINDForum: On Filmmaking with Jay Duplass Writer/director Jay Duplass (Jeff, Who Lives at Home) chatted with Film Independent during the #FINDForum about his experience starting out and moving up in the indie film world, and the importance of maintaining an independent spirit—whether you’re making movies -- continue reading →
The Many Muses of Asiel Norton (11/13/2012)
By Jennifer Kushner / Director of Artist Development The relationship between filmmakers and cameras is a little like that between lungs and air: you really need the latter for the former to work. Which is why we’re so excited to announce the first winner of -- continue reading →
FIVE DAYS, FIVE FILMMAKERS (6/19/2012)
One of the great things about seeing a film at the Festival rather than waiting is the presence of the filmmakers themselves. Post-screening Q&As often extend into in-depth lobby conversations, giving you an insight into the film—and the filmmaker—you just wouldn’t get otherwise. But with -- continue reading →
FESTIVAL FILMMAKER SPOTLIGHT: OLMO OMERZU (6/18/2012)
Director: Olmo Omerzu Festival Entry: A Night Too Young – Czech Republic Narrative Competition On New Years Day, two innocent 12-year-old boys score vodka for three strangers and get invited to an adult party they’ll never forget. This darkly comic tale by gifted 26-year-old Czech -- continue reading →
FESTIVAL FILMMAKER SPOTLIGHT: ALEX KARPOVSKY (6/15/2012)
Director: Alex Karpovsky Festival Entry: Red Flag Narrative Competition Writer/director/star Alex Karpovksy reveals his sterling comic chops playing an indie filmmaker named Alex Karpovsky who, unexpectedly dumped by his girlfriend, takes to the road for a misbegotten mini-tour of film screenings and overly ardent groupies. -- continue reading →
FESTIVAL FILMMAKER SPOTLIGHT: ARTURO PONS (6/14/2012)
Director: Arturo Pons Festival Entry: The Compass is Carried by the Dead Man Narrative Competition A young man and a dead man journey north through a subtly surreal desert landscape, picking up a wagonful of odd characters as they go in this darkly humorous satire -- continue reading →
FESTIVAL FILMMAKER SPOTLIGHT: JOSHUA SANCHEZ (6/13/2012)
Director: Joshua Sanchez Festival Entry: Four Narrative Competition Over the course of a steamy 4th of July night, a father and daughter, each trapped in loneliness, reach out for sexual connection — he with a self-hating teenage boy, she with a smooth-talking wannabe homeboy — -- continue reading →
