Archive for the ‘Featured’ Category
Posted on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 by
Wes
A seamless combination of the innovative qualities of both genres, Concrete Circus fosters and develops the genres of sport and film into a aesthetically titillating documentary that showcases the lives of amazing athletes and the filmmakers that vy to match their passion with those athletes. The athletes in question are a mixed bunch, all with [...]
(more...)
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 [...]
(more...)
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! [...]
(more...)
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 [...]
(more...)
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 [...]
(more...)
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 [...]
(more...)
Posted on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 by
Wes
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has entered into an agreement with Everyone Counts Inc. to exclusively develop an electronic voting system for the 85th Academy Awards®, to be held in 2013. Everyone Counts will work with PwC, the Academy’s accounting firm of record, whose role in tabulating Academy members’ votes will remain [...]
(more...)
Posted on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 by
Wes
Edward Burns has been in the independent spotlight for the greater part of two months now with his uncanny timing of still being young enough to take advantage of new filmmaking innovation while having enough experience to provide retrospectives that help round out how the industry is taking shape in the 21st century. Newlyweds, a [...]
(more...)
Posted on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 by
Wes
Box Your Shorts Film Festival (where they LITERALLY box your shorts) needs help to make sure that the festival gets off without a hitch. They have a head start but only 37 days to raise their target $5000 to cover the expenses involved with their awards night. No contribution is too small, and the festival [...]
(more...)
Posted on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 by
Wes
The South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival and Music Convention is less than two months away! The festival is charging ahead with its release of its all-star panel list, featuring familiar faces across several industries. Here is the released list, which is sure to have at least one face for every interest group: Renowned chef [...]
(more...)