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short fix: INCEPTION (SWEDED) (5/16/2012)
We are, admittedly, big fans of “sweding” here at Film Independent. So we were completely smitten when we discovered the short film Inception (Sweded) as a submission to the Los Angeles Film Festival’s High School Short Films category. The three teenaged directors, Marco Duran, Joachim -- continue reading →
GUEST DIRECTOR AND ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AT LA FILM FEST (5/15/2012)
Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection) will serve as the Los Angeles Film Festival’s Guest Director, presenting a screening of his latest film Killer Joe, starring Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch and Juno Temple. Artists in Residence this year will be legendary -- continue reading →
FIND ANSWERS: Tecia Esposito on Script Supervision (5/14/2012)
In our Ask A Pro series, script supervisor Tecia Esposito shared advice for those interested in script supervision as a career gleaned from her work on such films as Miranda July’s The Future, Azazel Jacobs’ Terri, and Ben Lewin’s upcoming Sundance hit The Surrogate. Tecia -- continue reading →
REEL FRIDAYS: Comic Book Movies (5/11/2012)
Unless you’ve been meditating in a cave on the top of K2 for the past year, you’re probably aware of The Avengers and its record-smashing box-office success. Even from K2, you probably saw it coming. After all, comic book movies are virtually synonymous with Big-Budget, -- continue reading →
ASK A PRO: Mary Jasionowski, Production Accountant (5/10/2012)
Mary Jasionowski majored in film at Boston University. After moving to Los Angeles and working her way up in production, she had every intention of becoming a line producer. Somewhere along the way she realized that production accountants had better hours, if smaller paychecks. Better -- continue reading →
MEET THE STARS OF MAGIC MIKE (5/09/2012)
As we announced last week, the dramatic comedy Magic Mike will close out this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival. Adding to that, Magic Mike star Channing Tatum recently announced the opportunity for fans to attend a meet and greet with him and his co-star Matthew -- continue reading →
TRICKS FOR MASTERING THE DOC DISTRIBUTION CIRCUS (5/08/2012)
During the live case study of their acclaimed “father-daughter interspecies love story,” also known as the poignant documentary One Lucky Elephant, director Lisa Leeman and producer Jordana Glick-Franzheim walked our members through the process of getting their labor of love funded, premiered at major festivals -- continue reading →
FIND ANSWERS: PETE HORNER ON POST-PRODUCTION SOUND (5/03/2012)
Skywalker Sound sound designer and re-recording mixer Pete Horner recently shared the knowledge he’s culled from working on such films as Errol Morris’ Standard Operating Procedure, Francis Ford Coppola’s Tetro and Lauren Greenfield’s LA Film Fest 2012 selection Queen of Versailles in our Ask a -- continue reading →
2012 LA FILM FEST LINE-UP ANNOUNCED (5/01/2012)
The line-up for the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival was revealed this morning and includes the world premieres of Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike starring Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey, and Alex Kurtzman’s People Like Us starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks and Olivia Wilde. Summer Showcase -- continue reading →
A TRIP THROUGH L.A. WITH MAMITAS FILMMAKER NICHOLAS OZEKI (4/25/2012)
One of 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival’s biggest standout screening was Nicholas Ozeki’s Mamitas, which went on to receive a Spirit Award nomination this past February. Ozeki took to the streets of Echo Park to tell the story of Jordin, a cocky but charming Latino -- continue reading →
