Today is the day! Your Film Festival, You Tube’s challenge to filmmakers the world over to tell a compelling and deeply enriching story in 15 minutes or less, is now taking submissions on what is sure to be the most innovative approach in online video cinema to date.
The details are simple: create a video cinematic [...]

Film Independent recently announced the six filmmakers who were selected for the 11th Annual Film Independent Directing Labs. The Directing Lab is an intensive nine-week program in Los Angeles, designed to assist directors with strong, original voices develop new narrative feature films, improve their craft, and advance their filmmaking careers in a nurturing yet [...]

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), [...]

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 [...]

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 for Feature [...]

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 [...]