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Project Involve: Taking a Short From Development to Post
20 Years of Project Involve: Hands-On Filmmaking 101 Lately you’ve been hearing quite a bit Project Involve, our signature diversity program dedicated to cultivating the careers of filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the industry. But how exactly do we help cultivate these careers? In -- continue reading →
FIND Answers: Colorist Aaron Peak
By Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator Colorist Aaron Peak has a track record of versatility, having worked on projects ranging from microbudget comedies (Hell Baby, Douchebag) to indie dramas (Like Crazy, The Vicious Kind) to Hollywood blockbusters (Hot Tub Time Machine, The Twilight Saga: -- continue reading →
The Weekly FIND: Upstream Color, Trance, The Story of Luke
New & interesting in theaters and on DVD this week: In Theaters: Upstream Color When the micro-budget sci-fi Primer took the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2004, a cult classic was born. Nine years later, writer/director/producer Shane Carruth is back with the enigmatic Upstream -- continue reading →
Roger Ebert, 1942-2013
Film Independent joins the entire film community in mourning the death of Roger Ebert. In addition to being one of our country’s most admired and respected critics – someone that so many of us grew up reading and watching, and from whom we learned about -- continue reading →
Internet is the New Cable TV
#FINDForum: AwesomenessTV’s Joe Davola Technology is changing at a dizzying pace. Think back to just ten years ago: no YouTube, no Twitter, no Facebook, no iPhone, no Kickstarter. Fast forward to today: with low-to-no cost barriers to entry and the rise of always-on instant access, -- continue reading →
ASK A PRO: John McKeown, First Assistant Director
By Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator It takes a village to make a film. Sometimes, that village will include a number of assistant directors (AD) — you didn’t really think one person could do it all alone? This month’s ASK A PRO tackles the -- continue reading →
The Weekly FIND: Blancanieves, Room 237, Place Beyond the Pines
New & interesting in theaters and on DVD this week: Gritty. Haunting. Lurid. Dark… from the raw neo-noir of both The Place Beyond the Pines and Easy Money, to the black-and-white dramatic re-telling of the Brothers Grimm Snow White in Blancanieves (no Disney ending here), -- continue reading →
Yes You Cannes! Euro Fests & Selling Internationally
By Lee Jameson / Film Education Coordinator Film Independent’s annual orientation on European film festivals and markets, hosted by festival experts Peter Belsito (co-founder of Film Finders) and Kristen Figeroid (SVP of International Sales, Sierra Affinity), guided our members through the festival and market calendar, -- continue reading →
Showcasing Project Involve
20 Years of Project Involve: Showcase 2013 For 20 years, we’ve been cultivating the careers of filmmakers from underrepresented communities through Project Involve; our annual Showcase is just one of the ways we do this. A curated selection of short films, the Showcase serves as -- continue reading →
FIND Answers: Stu Pollard on Starting a Production Company
Answers by Stu Pollard / Pollard Film Consultants / @stupollard So you want to start a production company, but have some questions on where to begin? Maybe you’re wondering about legal or logistical issues, or how to create a brand that stands out from a -- continue reading →
