IndieWire and Camden International Film Festival are teaming up to provide a cash prize to one lucky filmmaker during their Points North Pitch contest.  Read the full press release below: The Camden International Film Festival has made a mark as one of the leading regional documentary film festivals in the United States, not only screening [...]

With the development of the raved video-game-focused documentary Indie Game and distribution through the gaming platform Steam, are we nearing a new focus in independent film production? Variety reported Monday that Michael Fassbender, star of X-Men: First Class and Inglourious Basterds, will star in and co-produce Ubisoft Motion Pictures’ developing independent film. “Michael Fassbender was our first [...]

Last week I witnessed a landmark moment in culture: Spike Lee and Fran Lebowitz having a conversation. The moment was made possible by director Martin Scorsese’s production company who was filming the pilot episode for his new HBO series “Guest Host” based on his 2010 documentary “Public Speaking.” The original documentary follows the caustic New [...]

The repression of Iranian filmmakers and actors has increased dramatically in the last few months, not only with Marzieh Vafamehr (My Tehran for Sale) who was sentenced to one year in prison and 90 lashes for taking part in a film that was made with permission from Iranian authorities, but also with the sentencing of [...]