It takes a certain level of conviction to stay true to one’s roots when balancing the demands of a bustling metropolis. The filmmaker  Yared Zeleke is an Ethiopian storyteller who swims against the current, making films that detail his experiences back home and abroad. His first feature, currently in development, was selected as one of [...]

Petri Kotwica is a Finnish film director and screenwriter, best known for his feature film directorial efforts in Black Ice (2007) and Homesickness (2005). This year, Kotwica’s feature film title Rat King (2012) was selected for the Tribeca Film Festival Cinemania section which offers a small selection of thrilling, largely international, narrative films.  Rat King [...]

Shirin Neshat, writer/director of the award-winning artistic commentary on Iranian gender culture Women Without Men, recently spoke with Artinfo.com about her role as an Iranian artist and leader in the art society. About ARTINFO: ARTINFO.com is the online destination of Louise Blouin Media, the world’s leading cultural media group. Our mission is to provide unparalleled access [...]

After two screenings of his first feature film Caroline and Jackie, we spoke with Adam Christian Clark to get a unique look at the themes of Caroline and Jackie as well as his feelings on his feature debut at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. Clark has worked in Television and Film, creating a host of [...]

According to The Versed, American film director Spike Lee is set to release a brand new Michael Jackson ‘Bad’ Documentary towards the end of 2012 that he states “You don’t have to be a Michael Jackson-head to enjoy this.” Since passing away in 2009 pop icon Michael Jackson’s legacy has lived on through his work, [...]

Sports journalist Jonathan Hooke, a guest poster on The London Vandal, recently did an interview with Kilian Martin who is featured in the film Concrete Circus. In Concrete Circus, Channel 4 brought together the world’s hottest names in urban sports, plus their extraordinarily talented, viral filmmakers, and paired them all with Mike Christie – the [...]

The Los Angeles Film Festival, in conjunction with Presenting Media Sponsor the Los Angeles Times and Host Partner L.A. LIVE, announced the Closing Night film and official US and international selections for the 2012 Festival.   The Festival will end its festivities with the World Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Magic Mike, directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by [...]

Kunle Afolayan, director of the critically acclaimed thriller Figurine, discusses his new film Phone Swap and the state of African film as he feels it is advancing. Afolayan utilized the strength in film of Ghana and Nigeria to fill out roles and settings in order to produce a high quality story line that, he says, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]