We came across an interesting article in the Sun Star, in reference to the Kapampangan Indie Film Industry and how its government could help bolster it.

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.

We know just as well as anyone how complex, but exponentially gratifying, the film industry is. Moreover, navigating one’s way into the industry is different depending on whose road map you’ve referenced.

Marketing independent film for the mass public is at the forefront of not only the business of IndiePix, but distributors everywhere who must conquer the complex formula of indie profit.

Independent Films are tailor made, in most cases, to play against the mainstream [...]

Edie Falco and Oliver Platt are announced as the hosts for the upcoming Gotham Independent Film Awards.

Phil Leigh is a media analyst and commentator who writes on business developments that affect this media. This essay is from his September newsletter.

I had an idea and I thought it was good. I posted the following as a Facebook status:

“Need to write 500 words on what’s wrong with Bridesmaids.”

Now I’ve been alone at parties more than a few times in my life. But what I thought [...]

Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth and subject of the wildly well-received documentary The End of America, was arrested on permit violation charges while aiding an Occupy Wall Street (OWS) group.