When We Leave was the last feature I worked on before I left Berlin. I was so happy to see it win Tribeca. Congratulations to Feo! Tribeca Fest Honors ‘When We Leave’ & ‘Monica and David’ – indieWIRe Expressing “gratitude” and “surprise,” German director Feo[...]
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
April 30th, 2010 - 5:07 pm § in News
The New Dating Game/Don’t Make the Feature Version of Your Short
Two very interesting articles, one on how mating structures seem to be changing in America, the other about why you shouldn’t make the feature version of your short film. I have to agree with John August on that one. The New Dating Game by Charlotte Allen Welcome to the New Paleolithic, where [...]
April 30th, 2010 - 12:04 am § in News
Sundance and Nicholls Deadlines Tomorrow!
For all of you writers out there, the postmark deadlines for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and The Nicholls Fellowship are tomorrow! Submit![...]
April 24th, 2010 - 5:05 pm § in News
Howard Suber: Why They Hate Our Movies
Howard Suber: Why They Hate Our Movies Howard Suber is a founder of the Producer’s Program at UCLA and teacher of a legendary course on structure. In this article he looks at the success of the Hollywood film and it’s root (as all good drama he argues) in individualism. Why do people aro[...]
April 21st, 2010 - 5:07 pm § in News
The Coming Revolution in Indie Distribution/ Tribeca’s Bold New Move
Film – The Coming Revolution in Indie Distribution – NYTimes.com LAST November inside a conference room at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, a film consultant named Peter Broderick was doing his best to foment a revolution. Mr. Broderick, who helps filmmakers find the[...]
April 14th, 2010 - 5:07 pm § in News
IFP Names 10 Features for their Documentary Lab
IFP Names 10 Features for Documentary Lab – indieWIRE Ten first time feature documentary filmmakers are taking part in the 2010 Independent Filmmaker Labs in New York City this week, the IFP announced today. As previously announced, the documentary lab is part of an expanded year-round program[...]
April 12th, 2010 - 5:08 pm § in Filmmaking, News
Adventures in Self-Distribution
This is a fascinating series of articles on one filmmaker who took matters into his own hands, doing his own theatrical and DVD distribution. It has a lot to say about the internet age, marketing, and making some money off of your films. I was reminded of how Cassavetes self-distributed A Woman Unde[...]
April 11th, 2010 - 5:05 pm § in News
Indie Marketing Returns to Word of Mouth
Indie Marketing Returns to Word of Mouth – Thompson on Hollywood In the world of entertainment – specifically independent film – marketing once again is the cornerstone. We no longer have the luxury to “buy a gross.” The days are over where we could spend our way into convincing people[...]
April 4th, 2010 - 3:56 pm § in News
Bottled Water on Set
I came across this video through a friend today: I had An interesting experience while shooting my two minute film “The Swimming Lesson” in the fall. I filmed at the Film School Chair Barbara Boyle‘s house. When she overheard my Assistant Director sending a Production Assistant on [...]
March 29th, 2010 - 5:06 pm § in News
links for 2010-03-29
Eugene Hernandez: 'Breaking Upwards'. Breaking even? – indieWIRE Can “Breaking Upwards” break even? The short answer: It seems to have a decent shot.[...]