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Posted on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 by
Wes
The 2012 SXSW Film Festival has finally announced their full film schedule, after much anticipation! South By Southwest is an extravaganza of events including music, and interactive schedules but we like to think of it as just a film festival with music and interactive backup. Regardless, here is the single list, featuring a break down [...]
Posted on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 by
Wes
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is currently running until February 5, 2012 and has just announced its Director and Producer panel’s panelists. SBIFF’s Directors on Directing panel will take place Saturday, February 4, at 11:00 a.m. at the Lobero Theatre. Moderated by Variety’s Peter Bart, this ever-popular panel will feature: Gore Verbinski (Rango), Michel [...]
Posted on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 by
Wes
Otto’s Shrunken Head is a new interpretation of the Tiki Bar, mixing traditional Tiki decor and potent rum based concoctions with live bands and DJs resulting in NYC’s premier Rock-n-Roll Tiki joint. Otto’s will be screening an IndiePix film every first Wednesday of the month, and this month’s indie-treat is the musically-inclined and aesthetically-pleasing Echotone! [...]
Posted on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 by
Wes
Fan of the films showing at Quad Cinema? Then be sure not to miss their final day of screening After Fall, Winter! A quick introduction to Quad Cinema and the Film from Quad: The QUAD is a venerable theater owned and beautifully maintained by the same family since 1972. Located in the heart of Greenwich [...]
Posted on Monday, January 30th, 2012 by
Wes
We took some time to ask Director Marshall Curry about his experiences with making the film If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, which was recently nominated for Best Feature Documentary in this year’s Oscar Awards. The film unravels the story of the Earth Liberation Front members as individuals, challenging their [...]
Posted on Friday, January 27th, 2012 by
Wes
In case you missed it, here is a recap of all the jury prizes awarded at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The festival ran from January 20, 2012 – January 26, 2012 and award prizes on closing day. AUDIENCE AWARDS Audience Award for Feature Documentary: Getting Up by Caskey Ebeling Audience Award [...]
Posted on Friday, January 27th, 2012 by
Wes
Filmmaker Magazine’s Scott Macaulay takes a look back to when he met Bingham Ray, who passed recently at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. A venerated figure in the film industry, everyone whose life he touched has deeply felt the pain of his lost and wishes his family and loved ones peace in their time of [...]
Posted on Friday, January 27th, 2012 by
Wes
Film Independent announced the guest speakers and program for the 11th Annual Film Independent Directors Close-Up series. The series takes place every Wednesday from February 8, 2012 – March 7, 2012 at The Landmark in West Los Angeles. Guest speakers include Directors Jonathan Levine, (50/50), Mike Mills (Beginners), Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter), Writers Will Reiser [...]
Posted on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 by
Wes
A great article talking about the growing movement of collaborative filmmaking in Maine where, like so many other places, there is a concentration of talent with no real joint community to proper harness it. Read on and visit the press herald for more great stories: If you need proof that the Maine film scene is [...]
Posted on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 by
Wes
Texas is taking film festival locales and big name busting to a whole new level with the announcement of the Corpus Christi Film Festival affectionately dubbed Crash The Coast! Taking place around 200 miles from SXSW, the Crash The Coast Film Fest is the brain child of the Corpus Christi Film Society which is looking [...]