Filmmaker Interviews
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 →
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 →
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 →
FESTIVAL FILMMAKER SPOTLIGHT: CORY MCABEE (6/12/2012)
Director: Cory McAbee Festival Entry: Crazy & Thief Narrative Competition With only a homemade “Star Map” and their own imagination to guide them, a brother and sister take a fantastical journey through the real world in this ode to being a little kid from cult -- continue reading →
PJ RAVAL’S EXTENDED COMMUNITY (5/22/2012)
Filmmaker PJ Raval has been involved with a number of Film Independent programs, from participating in our Documentary Filmmaker Lab to serving as a juror for the Spirit Awards and screening his work at the Los Angeles Film Festival. His constant stream of work has -- continue reading →
A TRIP TO PASADENA WITH WILL SLOCOMBE (5/17/2012)
A familiar face at Film Independent is taking his creativity and work ethic to a film set for his very own directorial effort, Pasadena. Will Slocombe (Events Coordinator extraordinaire here at Film Independent) has contributed his film experience to our website’s library of resources before -- continue reading →
