Documentaries don’t exact draw blockbuster draw and revenue with their very centralized themes and focused audiences. The skilled documentarian is somewhat of an anomaly in the world

“Southern Circuit is a unique program that brings some of best independent filmmakers and their films from around the country and the world to communities in the South. Over the years, audiences have seen more than 200 films and have engaged filmmakers in post-screening discussions in more than 50 communities across the Southern United States.

Cameras have become, over the years, smaller and more powerful as the need for mobility converged on both affordability and functionality. That being said, while we use smartphones for so many things even we have to agree that making a film on one is absolutely amazing!

Creative England, the company slated to replace other means of funding for Independent filmmaking in and outside of London, has begun to spread its wings and truly create a presence in the indie world.

Recently, The Wrap published an article pointing out the recent additions to both the Oscar nominees for docs as well as the Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture award from the Producers Guild of America.

The Festival and Stagnation The film festival has become something of a homunculous in that the shapes, sizes and breadth of them never settle into one constant state.

The Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Film Project (IFP), takes place tonight and is hosts an all star line up of the great indies of 2011.  From the soulful The Descendants starring George Clooney to the loving tale of Like Crazy, Gotham’s 2011 indie awards promise to be hard fought with any [...]

Just when we started losing hope for Hollywood with all its trimmings and over-the-top nature, Ed Burns gives us hope for the big budget craze finding a few good men to regress its viral nature.

As we keep saying and we will continue to say, the business of independent film is ever changing. While this is also true of mainstream film, the battles that indie film distributors, developers and other interested parties have faced and will continue to face as technology advances are becoming greater.

The outlook on profit and substantial gain in independent film, in the climate of the last decade as well as the sputtering economy of today, has always been something of a hit or miss.

With some films taking the high-budget high-yield approach and others [...]